Trillions for military technology : how the Pentagon innovates and why it costs so much by John A Alic

"Trillions for Military Technology explains why the weapons purchased by the U.S. Department of Defense cost so much, why it takes decades to get them into production even as innovation in the civilian economy becomes ever more frenetic, and why some of those weapons don't work very well despite expenditures of many billions of dollars. " - Editorial Reviews