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New technology and the U.S. military industrial complex

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  • J Paul Dunne

    (University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa)

  • Elisabeth Skons

    (the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Stockholm, Sweden)

Abstract

This article considers what could be a fundamental development in the defense industrial base (DIB) in the U.S., namely the increased involvement of commercial technology companies in military-related business. After an outline of the dynamics and longer-term post-Cold War developments in the international arms industry, it investigates recent changes in the Pentagon's attitudes and policies to gain access to new technologies from the commercial and academic sectors. It also considers the military, technological and political drivers that have led to these technologies being sought from commercial companies for military use. It then considers the recent engagement of the major commercial technology companies in activities for the military sector and what is driving them to take up military contracts. Finally, it considers what these developments imply for the dynamics of the arms industry and the relationships within the DIB and the military industrial complex (MIC).

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  • J Paul Dunne & Elisabeth Skons, 2021. "New technology and the U.S. military industrial complex," Economics of Peace and Security Journal, EPS Publishing, vol. 16(2), pages 5-17, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:epc:journl:v:16:y:2021:i:2:p:5-17
    DOI: 10.15355/epsj.16.2.5
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    Keywords

    New technology; defence; security; software; IT; DIB; MIC; cloud;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
    • H57 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Procurement
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis

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