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DATE: SATURDAY, May 8, 1993                   TAG: 9305080086
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

NAVY PLANS TO CUT FLEET TO 340 SHIPS

The Navy has drafted plans to cut its fleet from 460 to 340 ships and sharply scale back purchases of next-generation bomber aircraft in a bold and some say overdue effort to grapple with the realities of post-Cold War budget reductions.

The Navy plan would reduce the fleet to little more than half of the Reagan administration's 600-ship goal. Although the plan calls for preserving 12 aircraft carriers - two more than President Clinton recommended during his campaign - it would make deep cuts in other weapons systems designed for the Cold War, such as nuclear attack submarines.

- The Washington Post 


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