Weapons acquisition in the US: streamlining the process

• Main Author: Kuah, Adrian W. J.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Americas
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82423; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40024
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Past attempts to reform the US weapons acquisition process have largely met with failure. However, the combined impact of the economic recession and the US’ current woes in Iraq and Afghanistan may paradoxically give the Obama administration the opportunity to succeed where previous administrations...