| Summary: | It was the purpose of this paper to examine the
necessity for the association of research and development
with the national defense requirement; to determine the
methods and procedures utilized by the Atomic Energy Commission,
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and,
particularly, the Department of Defense to achieve this
association; and, finally, to evaluate the effectiveness of
the research and development funds expended to support the
established defense policies. Today, as never before, national defense focuses on
the technical question, and it has been postulated that
technological surprise may represent the primary danger to
national security. This emphasis on the technological
dimension of decision-making requires that research and
development be utilized to erect a national military posture
to meet the long-term needs of security. The author has analyzed this scientific-military
phenomenon in its relationship to the defense policy of the
United States.
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