CONTENTS 



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Letter of transmittal iii 



Introduction 1 



I. Summary of Main Findings and Recommendations 3 



II. The Problem 5 



III. The Peril — Today and Tomorrow 6 



IV. The Opportunity— The Polaris System 7 



V. Research and Development 7 



VI. Our Submarine Construction Program 11 



VII. Funding for Polaris Submarines 12 



VIII. Nuclear Armaments and Undersea Warfare 13 



IX. Weapons System Management 14 



Appendix. Correspondence between Sen. Henry M. Jackson, chairman, 

 Subcommittee on Military Applications, and the Secretaries of Defense 



and the Navy regarding the report of the panel 15 



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