Defence Industry - Softcover

Gansler, Jacques S.

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ISBN 10: 0262570599 ISBN 13: 9780262570596

Verlag: MIT Press, 1982

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Book by Gansler Jacques S

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"The United States is the only nation in the world that does not treat its defense industry as a critical national resource, Gansler wrote in a recent book, "The Defense Industry. "The industry has deteriorated as a result, particularly since the Vietnam War...." - Robert C. Toth, "Los Angeles Times" " A searing analysis and critique of the way the U.S. military/industrial complex operates." - "Army Times" " In 1974, after huge numbers of U.S. tanks were shipped to Israel to replace those destroyed in the Yom Kippur War, the U.S. Army found itself essentially without tanks for its own divisions. A crash program was launched to produce more tanks at an Army-owned, Chrysler-run factory kept in reserve for just such emergencies. " 'It didn't work, ' recalled Jacques S. Gansler, then deputy assistant secretary of defense for materie l acquisition. " 'We couldn't buy the hull and turret castings for the tanks, ' he said. 'The main supplier told us to get in line behind his commercial customers. U.S. Steel didn't want any government work. It was more than two years before tanks began to come off that line....' " The United States is the only nation in the world that does not treat its defense industry as a critical national resource, Gansler wrote in a recent book, "The Defense Industry. "The industry has deteriorated as a result, particularly since the Vietnam War...." - Robert C. Toth, "Los Angeles Times" & quot; A searing analysis and critique of the way the U.S. military/industrial complex operates.& quot; - Army Times & quot; In 1974, after huge numbers of U.S. tanks were shipped to Israel to replace those destroyed in the Yom Kippur War, the U.S. Army found itself essentially without tanks for its own divisions. A crash program was launched to produce more tanks at an Army-owned, Chrysler-run factory kept in reserve for just such emergencies. & quot; 'It didn't work, ' recalled Jacques S. Gansler, then deputy assistant secretary of defense for materi& eacute; l acquisition. & quot; 'We couldn't buy the hull and turret castings for the tanks, ' he said. 'The main supplier told us to get in line behind his commercial customers. U.S. Steel didn't want any government work. It was more than two years before tanks began to come off that line....' & quot; The United States is the only nation in the world that does not treat its defense industry as a critical national resource, Gansler wrote in a recent book, The Defense Industry. The industry has deteriorated as a result, particularly since the Vietnam War....& quot; - Robert C. Toth, Los Angeles Times "In 1974, after huge numbers of U.S. tanks were shipped to Israel to replace those destroyed in the Yom Kippur War, the U.S. Army found itself essentially without tanks for its own divisions. A crash program was launched to produce more tanks at an Army-owned, Chrysler-run factory kept in reserve for just such emergencies. "'It didn't work, ' recalled Jacques S. Gansler, then deputy assistant secretary of defense for materiel acquisition. "'We couldn't buy the hull and turret castings for the tanks, ' he said. 'The main supplier told us to get in line behind his commercial customers. U.S. Steel didn't want any government work. It was more than two years before tanks began to come off that line....' "The United States is the only nation in the world that does not treat its defense industry as a critical national resource, Gansler wrote in a recent book, "The Defense Industry. "The industry has deteriorated as a result, particularly since the Vietnam War...." - Robert C. Toth, "Los Angel "A searing analysis and critique of the way the U.S. military/industrial complex operates."- "Army Times"

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"A searing analysis and critique of the way the U.S. military/industrial complex operates." - Army Times

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• Verlag: MIT Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0262570599
• ISBN 13: 9780262570596
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 357