Technology and the Balance of Power.

Abstract

Historically, the United States has emphasized quality over quantity in its efforts to counter the threat posed by numerically superior Soviet forces. Western technological superiority has until recently supported this strategy. This memorandum reflects the author's concern that the advantage the United States currently enjoys is being rapidly eroded by two factors: a decreasing emphasis on R and D and new technology in the US, aggravated by a simultaneous increase in the USSR, and insufficient control of the transfer of advanced technology from the US to the USSR, particularly in those areas in which the technology gap is closing most rapidly, e.g., computers. Closer control of international technology transfer, and increased emphasis on R and D and the pursuit of advanced technology in the United States are strongly advocated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 1977
Accession Number
ADA049819

Entities

People

  • Alwyn H. King

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Production
  • Recreation
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Security
  • Space Systems
  • Technology Transfer
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

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  • Systems Analysis and Design