Smart weapons of the kind produced by Textron, for example, are programmed to hit vehicle targets.

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Perhaps we do need more warships, or perhaps we might get more bang for the buck from investing in smart weapons and cyberwarfare.

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Weapons spending isn't the only area in which smart savings are possible.

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But he also was smart enough to see the broader implications of a public choice dynamic in which all weapons systems are built in 435 congressional districts.

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Russia has opposed 'smart' sanctions and has put forward its own proposals for suspending sanctions of Baghdad allows U.N. weapons inspectors back into the country.

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