Weapons Under Fire / Edition 1

by Lauren Holland

Overview

First Published in 1997. In an effort to find the validity of middle ground, this book offers a comprehensive analysis that looks further than the House Committee on National Security's actions on the B-2 bomber, President Clinton's campaign promise to support the Seawolf submarine, and the Pentagon's use of a concurrent and risky management strategy for the $71.6 billion F-22 fighter aircraft program. It provides a dissection of the decision-making process for a representative sample of major weapons systems to invalidate the claims that pork and malfeasance are both pervasive and determinate.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815320678
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/01/1997
Series:	Social-Psychology Reference Series , #1047
Pages:	298
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Tables and Figures, Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction, CHAPTER 1: Explaining the Military Procurement Process, CHAPTER 2: Charting Military Policy: The View from the Presidency, CHAPTER 3: Strategic Planning in the Pentagon: Can It Happen?, CHAPTER 4: Prometheus Unbound: Technology and Weapons Development, CHAPTER 5: The Role of Congress in Weapons Acquisition Decisions: Process and Policy Considerations, CHAPTER 6: The Role of the Public, CHAPTER 7: Conclusion, APPENDIX A: Methodology, APPENDIX B: List of Questions and Coding Form, Acronyms and Glossary, Selected References, Index

Editorial Reviews

Looks at this country's complicated weapons procurement process, delving into how decisions are made and the professed and real reasons behind them. Examines how unwanted weapons systems come into existence, why the government's watchdog agencies have little impact on preventing waste by the military, and causes of cost overruns and performance problems. Includes detailed case studies of specific weapons such as Polaris, Trident, and the F-16. Of interest to policy makers, reformers, and journalists. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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