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In this work, the author advocates the positive effects of military research on science and explains how the defence acquisition process could be more efficient. He also examines American defence industries and their reliance upon defence-related products and technologies.

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This is an excellent economic analysis of the strategic risk involved in offshore production of military products. It should be of great interest to defense planners concerned with the costs of maintaining the defense industrial base during force reductions. * National War College Review *
Miskel has produced a must-read masterpiece...;it stands head and shoulders above recent studies by the General Accounting Office, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, among others. * Orbis *
Miskel has produced a must-read masterpiece...;it stands head and shoulders above recent studies by the General Accounting Office, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, among others. * Orbis *
This is an excellent economic analysis of the strategic risk involved in offshore production of military products. It should be of great interest to defense planners concerned with the costs of maintaining the defense industrial base during force reductions. * National War College Review *

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      Publisher: University Press of America
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/10/1993
      ISBN13: 9780819190123, 978-0819190123
      ISBN10: 819190128

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this work, the author advocates the positive effects of military research on science and explains how the defence acquisition process could be more efficient. He also examines American defence industries and their reliance upon defence-related products and technologies.

      Trade Review
      This is an excellent economic analysis of the strategic risk involved in offshore production of military products. It should be of great interest to defense planners concerned with the costs of maintaining the defense industrial base during force reductions. * National War College Review *
      Miskel has produced a must-read masterpiece...;it stands head and shoulders above recent studies by the General Accounting Office, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, among others. * Orbis *
      Miskel has produced a must-read masterpiece...;it stands head and shoulders above recent studies by the General Accounting Office, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, among others. * Orbis *
      This is an excellent economic analysis of the strategic risk involved in offshore production of military products. It should be of great interest to defense planners concerned with the costs of maintaining the defense industrial base during force reductions. * National War College Review *

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