Arguments that count physics, computing, and missile defense, 1949-2012 - Slayton, Rebecca 1974- (Cambridge, Massachusetts The MIT Press, 2013)
Software and the race against surprise attack -- Framing an "appallingly complex" system -- Complexity and the "art or evolving science" of software -- "No technological solution"? -- What crisis? Software in the "safeguard" debate -- The politics of complex technology -- The political economy of software engineering -- Nature and technology in the Star Wars debate -- Conclusion : complexity unbound.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: National security -- History -- 20th century. -- United States; National security -- History -- 21st century. -- United States; Ballistic missile defenses -- History. -- United States; Physicists -- Political activity -- History. -- United States; Computer scientists -- Political activity -- History. -- United States; Physics -- Political aspects -- History. -- United States; Computer science -- Political aspects -- History. -- United States; Technological complexity -- Political aspects -- History. -- United States; Software engineering -- Political aspects -- History. -- United States; Electronic books; United States -- Military policy