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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23
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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

                 As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated
January 21, 1997, incorporated by reference in the Annual Report of General 
Dynamics Corporation on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, and to 
all references to our Firm included in this Registration Statement.


                                               /s/  ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
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                                                    Arthur Andersen LLP

Washington, D. C.,
May 6, 1997
