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 LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS




	Know all by these presents, that  Jay L. Johnson, whose signature

appears below constitutes and appoints Julie P. Aslaksen, John F.
Barrett,
Michelle S. DiCintio, Margaret N. House, Millie A. Miller, 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:
1/31/2006			/s/ Jay L. Johnson	__________________________________



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