Weapons Without A Cause
Subtitle: The Politics of Weapons Acquisition in the United States
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: December 15, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780312161033
Subjects: General; Military - Weapons; Political Science / General; Military Expenditures; Ordnance; History - Military / War; Armed Forces; Politics and government; Procurement; United States; Weapons systems; Politics/International Relations
Description: Why are certain weapons acquired in the United States and others not? In a unique study, Theo Farrell addresses this question by examining the strategic, institutional and budgetary issues surrounding four major weapon programmes: B-2 stealth bomber, MX missile, A-12 naval bomber and DIVAD army air-defence gun. Extensive use is made of primary source materials in analysing the origins, development and outcomes of these programmes.

This book presents alarming evidence to show that the US weapons acquisition process is ineffective and hugely inefficient.