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An Untaken Road: Strategy, Technology, and the Hidden History of America's Mobile ICBMs
Hardcover
Series: Transforming War
Armed ForcesWeaponry & VehiclesWeapons of Mass Destruction
Publisher Price: $48.95
ISBN13: 9781612519739
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: Jan 15 2016
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.40
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
Utilizing recently declassified documents, years of experience, and an unrivaled passion for the history of military technologies, Pomeroy has created a new framework on the nature of strategic weapons technology innovation. This thorough study of a road not taken is a must read for those seeking to understand the challenges and constraints on U.S. military weapon programs, especially when inter-organization competition, domestic politics, strategic needs, and new technologies collide.
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