critical defect in a sentence

Examples

1. The Pentagon has alerted US facilities around the world that hundreds of thousands of protective suits meant to shield soldiers from gas and germ attack may have holes and other critical defects, according to military officials and documents.
2. The Pentagon has alerted U . S . facilities around the world that hundreds of thousands of protective suits meant to shield GIs from gas and germ attack may have holes and other critical defects, according to military officials and documents.