Abstract
Defense planners face difficult decisions. Congress and the President have to spend limited funds wisely and choose systems that are truly needed from among the alternatives put forward by advocates in the armed services and defense industries. A related set of pressures exist on the civilian side of the economy. U.S. goods cost too much to design, develop, and build. The author argues that these problems must be addressed as one. The links between the defense sectors and the rest of the economy are considered, and dual use is examined in the context of technologies. Those government policies and their possible impacts on national security are discussed that may help both defense contractors and commercial manufacturers control costs, improve technology, and shorten the time it takes to develop new products.
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