Flying Blind : : The Politics of the U.S. Strategic Bomber Program / / Michael E. Brown.
Flying Blind offers an astute analysis of the role of organizational forces in initiating and shaping weapons programs. Michael E. Brown concerns himself with how weapons programs begin and why they turn out as they do. In the process he redresses a large imbalance in our understanding of how nation...
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Brown, Michael E., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Flying Blind : The Politics of the U.S. Strategic Bomber Program / Michael E. Brown. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019] ©1992 1 online resource (356 p.) : 18 halftones text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- A Note on Sources -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical, Organizational, and Doctrinal Setting -- 3. Building a jet Bomber: The B-45, B-46, B-47, and B-48 -- 4. The First Intercontinental Bombers: The B-35, B-36, B-49, B-52, and B-60 -- 5. The Push to Develop Supersonic Capabilities: The B-58 -- 6. The Nuclear-Powered Bomber and the B-70 -- 7. Low-Altitude Penetration: The B-1 -- 8. The Politics of Stealth: The B-1B and B-2 -- 9. The Origins and Outcomes of Weapon Acquisition Programs -- Appendix: Evolution of U.S. Air Force Weapon Acquisition Organizations -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Flying Blind offers an astute analysis of the role of organizational forces in initiating and shaping weapons programs. Michael E. Brown concerns himself with how weapons programs begin and why they turn out as they do. In the process he redresses a large imbalance in our understanding of how nations arm themselves.In an unmatched account constructed from massive archival work and material declassified through the Freedom of Information Act, the author provides a detailed description of all fifteen postwar U.S. strategic bomber programs, from the B-35 to the B-2. Challenging the conventional wisdom about arms races and the weapons acquisition process, Brown marshals compelling evidence that Air Force reactions to strategic developments, not technological opportunism or industry initiative, brought about many major innovations in those programs. He also discusses competing explanations of the cost, schedule, and performance problems that plague U.S. acquisition efforts. He maintains that powerful strategic and bureaucratic forces lead American military organizations to set their performance requirements far beyond the state of the art and to push their programs as fast as possible. This, he argues, is a recipe for disaster. Developing a comprehensive explanation of the cost and performance problems that plague modern weapons programs, he presents policy recommendations designed to address these issues. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) International Studies. Political Science & Political History. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International). bisacsh Brown, Michael E., contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000 9783110536171 https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501733567 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501733567 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501733567/original |
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