• DocumentCode
    1006324
  • Title

    Back to the future: a perspective (defense spending)

  • Author

    Bell, T.E.

  • Author_Institution
    IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1989
  • Firstpage
    42
  • Lastpage
    44
  • Abstract
    The impact of declines in defense spending on industry is considered. Cutbacks following World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars are examined in an attempt to assess what the effect would be if the current reduction in defense budget growth proves to be another decline rather than a plateau.<>
  • Keywords
    economics; military systems; Korean war; Vietnam war; World War II; defense budget growth; defense spending; Arm; Buildings; Defense industry; Electronics industry; Employment; Financial management; Manufacturing; Surveillance; US Department of Defense; Weapons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.40704
  • Filename
    40704