General Colin Powell won unanimous approval from the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Powell told the panel he has "some level of confidence" that reforms might succeed in the Soviet Union, giving the US "opportunities" to reshape our defense programs, our national security policies, and our armed forces. "But here, a deep selection was made, which conveys to me that the President and his principal advisers thought carefully and long about this particular selection, and I think it was a wise one. He warned that changes in Soviet military capabilities, not budget restraints, should prompt the scaleback and called for continual modernization of long-range nuclear weapons. The committee also approved a resolution by Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.)
General Colin Powell won unanimous approval from the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Powell told the panel he has "some level of confidence" that reforms might succeed in the Soviet Union, giving the US "opportunities" to reshape our defense programs, our national security policies, and our armed forces. He warned that changes in Soviet military capabilities, not budget restraints, should prompt the scaleback and called for continual modernization of long-range nuclear weapons. The committee also approved a resolution by Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.)