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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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019] ©1992 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (356 p.) :; 18 halftones |
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Table of Contents:
- 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