Peters says cutting Discoverer II 'a serious mistake'

A decision by the House Appropriations defense subcommittee to zero out the budget for Discoverer II "was a serious mistake," Secretary of the Air Force F. Whitten Peters said Friday as he explained the U.S. need for an asset that can look deep into another country. Peters said he has spent an...

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