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Weapons without a Cause

The Politics of Weapons Acquisition in the United State

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Theo Farrell

    1. Department of Politics, University of Exeter, UK

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Explaining Weapons Acquisition

    • Theo Farrell
    Pages 1-22

  3. Strategic Issues

    • Theo Farrell
    Pages 23-66

  4. Institutional Issues

    • Theo Farrell
    Pages 67-121

  5. Budgetary Issues

    • Theo Farrell
    Pages 122-174

  6. Weapons Without a Cause

    • Theo Farrell
    Pages 175-186

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 187-230
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Why are certain weapons acquired in the United States and others not? Theo Farrell addresses this question by examining the strategic, institutional and budgetary issues surrounding four major weapon programmes. Extensive use is made of primary sources in analysing the origins, development and outcomes of these programmes. This book presents alarming evidence to show how the military services manipulate weapons acquisition to suit their own ends rather than national security. It also analyses how Congress, motivated by concerns over cost, comes to play a greater role in shaping programme outcomes once weapons enter production.

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  • Department of Politics, University of Exeter, UK

    Theo Farrell

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