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   Can Defense Firms Go Commercial?
 
 
eapons buys represent only part of a much larger Pentagon budget. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Pentagon procurement has come down, but still remains close to pre-Reagan Cold War levels. And most big military contractors, even those with some commercial business, continue to believe that weapons production will provide them with lucrative income for years to come.
 

Featured Experts:

C. Michael Armstrong, President and CEO
Hughes Electronics

Michael Burns
General Motors/Delco Electronics

Robert Dankanyin, Former V.P. for Diversification
Hughes Aircraft Co.

John Dionne
Machinists Local S6

Duane Fitgerald, President and CEO
Bath Iron Works

Greg Frisby, CEO
Frisby Airborne Hydraulics

Todd Schaeffer
Economic Policy Institute

Loren Thompson, Defense Analyst

Produced: December 10, 1995
Running Time: 29 minutes
Show Number: 913

Price: $39
Internet Discount: $29

 
 

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