New Conventional Weapons and Western Defence

1. Auflage 1987
ISBN: 978-0-7146-3310-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 467 g

Giving an overview of research and development in weaponry in the maritime and aviation sphere as well as land-based technology, this study looks forward to the effects of emerging innovations on defence policy-making.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bellany, Ian

Huxley, Tim

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Ausrüstung & Waffen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Military R&D and the civilian sector, Ian Bellany; technical innovation in the UK defence sector - three companies observed, Roger Hutton; problems for UK military R&D, Philip Gummett; weapons procurement -domestic production versus imports, Ron Smith, Jacques Fontanel; mew military technology and the northern and southern regions of NATO, Bruce George M.P., J. Arnold-Foster; new weapons technology and the defence policy of the British Labour Party, Dan Keohane; new conventional technology - the maritime sphere, John Pay; military aviation in the 21st century, M. van de Veen; airland battle and the application of new technology, Michael Clarke; the nuclear threshold in Europe and emerging technologies, Phil Williams; emerging technology - no conventional wisdom? Tim Huxley.

Über Autor(innen)

Bellany, Ian; Huxley, Tim