Letters, Jun. 13, 1977

The Arms Burden

To the Editors:

I feel your article "Arming for the 21st Century" [May 23] came at an appropriate time. With the Russians arming to the teeth, it would be foolish of us not to take countermeasures. I hope we will continue to develop our conventional arms and also the more sophisticated ones, like the Bl. It will be an expensive burden, but worth it.

Dennis Beavers Cozad, Neb.

How tragic that your cover story on defense, titled "Arming for the 21st Century," could not be titled, "Disarming for the 21st Century."

Glenna Brink...

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