Conversion and the defense engineer

Article Abstract:

The current trend among military contractors to move toward nonmilitary products and services will mean a large-scale displacement of engineers. Defense engineers should therefore get involved in the decision-making process involved in economic conversion. The defense industry should also implement mechanisms to enlist the support of engineers for any economic conversion. These should satisfy the job requirements of defense engineers such as pay, participation, self-expression and ethics. The US government, with its vast financial resources, ought to take the initiative for involving engineers in the conversion debate. However, it should also create programs to ensure that displaced engineers can find employment.

Social aspects, Economic aspects, Economics, Engineers, Conversion, Conversion (Religion), Economic conversion

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'Future challenges to ballistic missile defense' paints wrong picture

Article Abstract:

Real tactical ballistic missiles threaten people in everyday life. The goal of the federal government's theater missile defense program is to provide to these people the best protection available against an evolving threat. Two significant issues are presented in missile defense programs, namely the numerous benefits which such defenses provide and engineering as a key element behind offense-defense interactions. An analysis of ballistic missile defense is presented.

Analysis, Antimissile missiles, Ballistic missile defenses, Combat survivability (Military enginering), United States. Department of Defense. Theater Missile Defense Initiative Office

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Reagan's Shift to Defense Elicits Stir

Article Abstract:

President Reagan's speech on March 23, 1983 which proposed a new emphasis on defensive nuclear weapons systems caused much reaction among scientists and politicians. Budgets for research were changed to follow the shift. Early research is in progress but the policy is questioned by many experts.

Industrial research, Lasers, Nuclear weapons, Laser, Research and Development, Military

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