Too Many Dollars, Not Enough Sense: Acquisition Case Studies (PART 2)
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Nicole Petrucci
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Tactical Fighter Experimental The Air Force and the Department of Defense were created amid a time of massive military drawdowns and shrinking budgets. However, nuclear weapons, nuclear strategy, and their associated systems were impervious to this drawdown. In the 1950s and 1960s, nuclear strategy permeated every area of the military, as the services must train, […]

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Redefining Space Policy – A New Strategic Context
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Space cadet, combat knitter, kitty lover.
Nicole Petrucci
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When President Kennedy declared the US intention to send men to the moon, he single-handedly defined the strategic context of space.  Space was no longer a physics problem; it was now a Cold War problem.  Starting in 1958 and explicitly stated in 1961, “space” became synonymous with national prestige, national security, and to some, national […]

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Ad Inexporata: The Strategic Impact of Flight Test
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Christopher Buckley
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Developmental Flight Testing is all about the data. That’s it. Period. Engineers, scientists, and operators conduct tests to get data. Data is the exact opposite of politics, especially today’s politics represented by a comical and debilitating election season. Data is truth. The impact of the data on the world is much larger than the impact on […]

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Nuclear Assumptions and Cruise Missiles
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Christopher Buckley
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Earlier this week, Secretary Clinton made a statement about the Pentagon’s plan to upgrade the nuclear arsenal. “The last thing we need, are sophisticated cruise missiles that are nuclear armed.”[1] The National Interest was quick to pile on, and declare that nuclear cruise missiles are “relics of the past.”[2] But are they? Hillary Clinton spent […]

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The Battle of Quality vs. Quantity
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Nicole Petrucci
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Quality and Quantity are usually thought of together and generally regarding business. To be able to produce many of something at a high level of excellence is the strategic vision of a manufacturer. However, this battle is not without tradeoffs. The factor of time also influences the battle. Corners are cut to produce something on […]

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