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	POWER OF ATTORNEY


	Know all persons by these presents, that
	Robert Walmsley
whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Tommy R. Augustsson, Michelle S. DiCintio, Mark L. Haley, Margaret
N. House, John E. Lossing, and David A. Savner and each of them, as his/her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several power of
substitution and with authority to act alone, for him/her and in his/her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to:

	(1)	execute for
and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4, and 5 and any amendments and
supplements to those forms in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

	(2)	do and
perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be
necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5
and any amendments and supplements to those forms and file such form with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other
authority; and

	(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his/her discretion,


granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as
they or he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his/her or their substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


	This Power of Attorney is continuing and shall remain in effect so long
as the undersigned is an officer or director of General Dynamics
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, unless the undersigned executes and
delivers to the Secretary of General Dynamics Corporation a written
revocation of this Power of Attorney.

	The undersigned acknowledges
that each foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.


Date: _11 March__, 2004			/s/	___Robert
Walmsley______________________


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