41.   But he switched course as military spending cuts following the end of the Cold War prompted consolidation in the defense industry.

42.   But England, a longtime executive in the defense industry, came into his job with a clear mandate to solve the problem.

43.   But it is not clear how much sway the advocates of change will have over the defense industry.

44.   But Picard said the changes would reach beyond the defense industry.

45.   But the defense industry is a shark, not a carp.

46.   But the defense industry now being fostered looks like the same old military-industrial complex, and that worries some industry skeptics.

47.   But the Justice Department noted that the required divestiture is the largest since the post-Cold War effort to consolidate the defense industry began.

48.   By its own admission, Raytheon was slow off the mark as the U.S. defense industry consolidated in the wake of reduced military spending.

49.   By Michael Hirsh Today, quietly, without most Americans noticing, a revolution has turned the U.S. defense industry upside down.

50.   By that point, I was old enough to rationalize that if I worked in a defense industry, I was indeed making a contribution to the country.