By moving forward with that, we cannot only stop this hemorrhaging of skilled technicians and scientists, but can address the ongoing accumulation of technical anomalies within our stockpile, the inevitable result of keeping these weapons in service long beyond their service life.

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In practice, however, it is a formula for condemning America's armed forces to operating obsolete equipment long after its useful service life is ended -- and inviting others to perceive and perhaps to act upon exploitable weaknesses on the part of the United States.

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The results come three years after the Government's National Service Framework for Long-Term Conditions, which pledged to improve quality of life and independence for people living with chronic conditions.

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