DOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

STRATEGY FOR THE POST-COLD WAR ERA

 

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1. THE PAYOFF OF LONG-RANGE R&D

2. INVESTING IN THE FUTURE

The Fruits of Research and Development

Increasing Military Effectiveness Through Science and Technology

Trends in Research and Development

3. THE EVOLUTION OF DEFENSE RESEARCH

Definitions in Research

Industrial Research

The Roots of Defense Research

Support for Basic Research

Critics of Defense R&D

Centralized Control of Defense R&D

The Defense Weapons Development Phase

The Role of Long-range Research

Evolutionary versus Revolutionary Advances

Transitioning Long-Range Research

Summary

4. THE PRESENT DEFENSE RESEARCH STRATEGY

The Foundation of Defense Science and Technology

National Security Science and Technology Strategy

Defense Strategy in Action

Summary

5. KINKS IN THE STRATEGY

The Promise of the Commercial Marketplace

The Failure of the Commercial Marketplace

The Failure to Effectively Exploit Defense Labs

The Failure to Use Common Sense when Conducting R &d

Summary

6. RECOMMENDATIONS

Relying Too Much on the Commercial Marketplace

Not Having Knowledgeable Warriors

Insufficient Funding

Centralization

Specific Recommendations

Conclusions

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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