Foregone Conclusions
Subtitle: U.S. Weapons Acquisition in the Post-Cold War Transition
Edition: Reissue edition
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers; Westview Press
Published: January 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9780813389851
Subjects: Defence strategy, planning & research; Political science & theory; Weapons & equipment; Technology; Ordnance; Military Expenditures; Weapons systems; Politics / Current Events; Procurement; History: American; USA; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Government - U.S. Government; Military Science; United States; World politics; 1989-; Armed Forces
Description: With the end of the Cold War and the erosion of the Soviet threat, the United States is reevaluating its defense policy and its acquisition of weapons. James Lebovic shows that, although current military missions are adapted to post-Cold War realities, the self-defeating bias of bureaucrats and military services toward Cold War weaponry is still prevalent.

He examines the impact of this bias on the armed services as they assess threat, generate requirements, develop and change weapon concepts, set production rates, and engage in testing. The author asserts that bias compromises service interests and broader military objectives, and he offers general policy recommendations to put U.S. weapons acquisition on a more effective track.