Technology and the Arms Race
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5197760 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick W Hamlett (Missouri University of Science and Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 461-473 |
| Publication date | 1990-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science Technology & Human Values (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-2439 • E-ISSN: 1552-8251 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/016224399001500405 |
| OpenAlex | W2059872629 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article questions the ability of strategic planners to assess adequately the kinds of weapons development and deployment decisions they make, given that the strategic weapons system lacks any usable definition of system failure. Lacking a coherent understanding of system failure means that the positive feedback loops within the system are unrestrained by effective negative feedback In such circumstances, it is not surprising that subunits of the larger system substitute definitions of success for the subunit for definitions applicable to the total system
Arms race · Business · Computer security · Political economy · Sociology · Software deployment · Software engineering · USable · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Technology Assessment and Management
| Highly cited | No |
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