Department+of+Defense


 * Leadership- 
 * **Secretary of Defense : Robert M. Gates **
 * **Deputy Secretary of Defense : William J. Lynn **
 * Responsibilities of the department-
 * The Department of Defense (DoD) is charged with the security, safe handling, storage, maintenance, assembly,
 * and transportation of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapon components in DoD custody.


 * Article #1-
 * The article states the the united states will help out the Pakistani government with the anti taliban operations. Already more then 3,000 pakistani troops have been killed in the attempt to stop the spread of the taliban. The United States stands ready to provide more assistance to keep up the effort if the Pakistani government will accept it.
 * Article #2-
 * Pakistani troops and helicopter gunships continued their assault on Taliban positions near the troubled Swat valley. The people of the town had to flea from their homes on foot to get away from all of the violence. According to the taliban the main reason for their actions are to seize power in Pakistan. AL-quida is driving these people and the government has realized they can not defeat them with minimal effort.


 * Article #3-
 * The spread of the taliban is becoming a major problem in pakistan. The innocent people of the neighborhoods are being removed from their homes because of the outbreak in the number of terristic events. the pakistani government needs t take control of the problem and they need the assistance of near by countrys to solve the problem.


 * //__Budget__ //-
 * //Supports military readiness.// $515.4 billion
 * //Provides resources for the Global War on Terror.// $70.0 billion
 * //Maintains the Nation’s military skills and operational readiness.// $159.7 billion


 * //__History of the department__ //
 * The Department of Defense is based in the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia outside Washington Dc. It was created by combining the War department, founded in 1780 with the Navy department.
 * Works cited :
 * http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/doctrine/dod/5100-52m/chap2.pdf
 * http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=54110 article #1
 * http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/27/pakistan-troops-attack-taliban-swat article #2
 * http://www.kgan.com