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Military Technology Races
In: International organization, Band 53, Heft 3, S. 537-565
ISSN: 1531-5088
Because of the nature of modern weapons, significant innovations in arms technology have the potential to induce dramatic changes in the international distribution of power. Consider, for example, the "strategic defense initiative" (SDI), a program initiated by the United States in the early 1980s. Had the program been successfully completed, it might have led to a substantial devaluation of Soviet nuclear capabilities and put the United States in a very dominant position. It should not then come as a surprise that interstate rivalry, especially among super powers, often takes the form of a race for technological superiority. Mary Acland-Hood claims that although the United States and the Soviet Union together accounted for roughly half of the world's military expenditures in the early 1980s, their share of world military research and development (R&D) expenditures was about 80 percent. As further proof of the perceived importance of R&D, note that whereas the overall U.S. defense budget increased by 38 percent (from $225.1 billion to $311.6 billion in real terms) from 1981 to 1987, military R&D spending increased by 100 percent (from $20.97 billion to $41.96 billion). Moreover, before World War II military R&D absorbed on average less than 1 percent of the military expenditure of major powers, but since then it has grown to 11–13 percent. The emphasis on military technology is bound to become more pronounced in the future as R&D becomes the main arena for interstate competition.
Medieval military technology
Overview: First published in 1992, Medieval Military Technology has become the definitive book in its field, garnering much praise and a large readership. This thorough update of a classic book, regarded as both an excellent overview and an important piece of scholarship, includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and eighteen new illustrations. The four key organizing sections of the book still remain: arms and armor, artillery, fortifications, and warships. Throughout, the authors connect these technologies to broader themes and developments in medieval society as well as to current scholarly and curatorial controversies
Medieval Military Technology
In: The Journal of Military History, Band 56, Heft 4, S. 687
Military technology races
In: International organization, Band 53, Heft 3, S. 537-565
ISSN: 0020-8183
Der Verfasser entwickelt ein quantitatives Rahmenmodell, welches die Dynamik und Auswirkungen im System der internationalen Sicherheit beurteilen soll, die von zwischenstaatlichen militärisch-technologischen Rivalitäten ausgehen. Inwieweit wird die Entwicklung neuer Waffen als Kriterium für die absolute und relative technologische Stellung des Staates im Internationalen System herangezogen? Das Modell wird exemplifiziert anhand des amerikanisch-russischen Raketen-Wettrüstens in den 50er und 60er Jahren und der indischen Nukleartests 1999 (Rivalität Indien-Pakistan). (SWP-Ebg)
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Diversity in military technology
In: Science and public policy: journal of the Science Policy Foundation, Band 14, Heft 6, S. 357-360
ISSN: 1471-5430
Medieval Military Technology
In: Militärgeschichtliche Mitteilungen: MGM, Heft 2, S. 545-546
ISSN: 0026-3826
Is Military Technology Deterministic?
In: Vulcan, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 19-33
ISSN: 2213-4603
In their papers prepared for this volume, Kelly DeVries and David Zimmerman explore the differing viewpoints on technological determinism that military historians bring to bear on premodern and modern warfare. This paper analyzes their respective arguments, including DeVries's introduction of the concepts of effectiveness, invincibility, and decisiveness; it focuses primarily on technological determinism. It explores some concepts of historical causation and concludes that nothing in human behavior is deterministic. It recommends language that can help historians avoid this rhetorical battleground and speak more clearly and judiciously about the factors that shape warfare and affect its outcome.
Articles - Military Technology Races
In: International organization, Band 53, Heft 3, S. 537-566
ISSN: 0020-8183
The Revolution in Military Technology
In: An Introduction to Strategic Studies, S. 17-35
Military technology in the Warsaw Pact
In: Military technology: Miltech, Band 13, Heft 12, S. 93-98
ISSN: 0722-3226
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