Democracy's arsenal creating a twenty-first-century defense industry /

Gansler, Jacques S.

Democracy's arsenal creating a twenty-first-century defense industry / [electronic resource] : Jacques S. Gansler. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2011. - xiv, 432 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The challenge -- The defense industry in perspective -- National security in the 21st century -- Characteristics of the industry in the early 21st century -- The workforce (industry, government, and university) -- The criticality of research and development -- Competition in defense acquisitions -- Other nations defense industry strategy -- Transforming the U.S. national security industry.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780262295260 (electronic bk.)




Defense industries--Technological innovations--United States.
Research, Industrial--United States.
Military-industrial complex--United States.


Electronic books.

HD9743.U6 / G36 2011

338.4/735500973