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                                                                    Exhibit 23.4

                   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 March 2, 1999
incorporated by reference in General Dynamics Corporation's Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1998 and to all references to our Firm included in or
made part of this Registration Statement.

                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Washington, D.C.
June   , 1999
