He said the Pentagon would put the new policy into effect soon.
The Pentagon has since admitted killing friendly forces but puts the death toll at 16.
Or as the Pentagon puts it, work needed to be done to create a "weather-tight environment."
It is the first time since the end of the cold war that the Pentagon has put a nuclear weapon with new capabilities into the field.
The economic pain and job losses will be in vain unless the Pentagon puts the money saved to good use.
The Pentagon put him on administrative leave the next day.
The Pentagon puts the number of Taliban there closer to 3,000.
The Pentagon should put "early emphasis on cost as a design requirement."
But he said the Pentagon had never actually put together the details or the budget implications of such a reduction.
The Pentagon originally put the amount at $1.9 billion, but revised it yesterday to $1.35 billion.