Trillions for Military Technology
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Trillions for Military Technology

How the Pentagon Innovates and Why It Costs So Much

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Trillions for Military Technology

How the Pentagon Innovates and Why It Costs So Much

About this book

Trillions for Military Technology explains why the weapons purchased by the U.S. Department of Defense cost so much, why it takes decades to get them into production even as innovation in the civilian economy becomes ever more frenetic, and why some of those weapons don't work very well despite expenditures of many billions of dollars. It also explains what do about these problems. The author argues that the internal politics of the armed services make weapons acquisition almost unmanageable. Solutions require empowering civilian officials and reforms that will bring choice of weapons "into the sunshine" of public debate.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures
  4. List of Tables
  5. Selected Abbreviations
  6. 1 Choosing Weapons
  7. 2 Technology and Doctrine
  8. 3 Korea and its Aftermath: The Shift to High Technology
  9. 4 Understanding Acquisition
  10. 5 Organizing for Defense
  11. 6 Buying Military Systems: What the Services Want and What They Get
  12. 7 Research and Weapons Design
  13. 8 Complex Systems and the Revolution in Military Affairs
  14. 9 Innovation and Learning in Peace and in War
  15. 10 Generation of Variety and Selection of Innovations
  16. 11 Taking Reform Seriously
  17. Notes
  18. About the Author
  19. Index