Defense R and D Issues: Their Importance in Long-Range Strategic Planning

Abstract

This report reviews the key issues associated with defense technology to provide a basis for the examination of R/D policy and the formulation of program plans. The issue papers examine the concepts of technological superiority, balance, and surprise; discuss technology in negotiations and international cooperation in R/D; and assesses selected R/D aspects of military strategy and planning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA030804

Entities

People

  • Colin S. Gray
  • Frank H. Trinkl
  • Jerome E. Jacobs
  • John J. Ford
  • Robert C. Richardson
  • Ronald C. Wakeford
  • Willard W. Perry
  • William F. Lackman Jr.

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Game Theory
  • Geography
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Applications
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Treaties
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design