Slayings prompt U.S. probes

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The Defense Department will undertake a thorough investigation of US operations in Guatemala following allegations of CIA involvement in two murders there. It is believed that the National Security Agency and the Army arranged the murders of a US innkeeper and Guatemalan guerrilla leader.

Cases, Guatemala, United States. Central Intelligence Agency, Covert operations, American

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Missile test allegedly faked, probe set

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The Defense Dept is investigating the alleged falsification of data regarding the Strategic Defense Initiative's interceptor missile to deceive both the Soviet Union and Congress in the 1980s. The test of the missile allegedly was fixed so that it would not fail.

Testing, Missiles, Strategic Defense Initiative, Ordnance testing, Guided missiles

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Auditors: military deceived Congress

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The Defense Dept allegedly tried to sustain or increase the amount of funding it received for weapons systems during the 1980s. The Defense Dept allegedly overstated the strength of the Soviet military and exaggerated the performance capabilities of US weapons.

Defense spending, United States. Government Accountability Office

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