Abstract
Concerned that the U.S. is losing its edge in technologies vital for national defense, Congress last September ordered the Department of Defense, in consultation with the Department of Energy, to draw up a Critical Technologies Plan by March 15 each year. The report is to list the 20 technologies deemed most essential to develop in order to ensure the long-term qualitative superiority of U.S. weapon systems. Responding to this mandate, DOD has submitted its first annual report to the House and Senate Armed Services committees. The report was released at a Senate hearing in mid-March before the Subcommittee on Defense Industry & Technology, chaired by Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D.-N.M.), initiator of the mandate. In addition, the Pentagon will submit a classified addendum this month amplifying on sensitive aspects of the technologies chosen. The report lists not 20, but 22 technologies. Among those chemically related are preparation of gallium arsenide (GaAs) and other compound semiconductors, high-temperatur...
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