The cost of advanced weapons.

Expert InsightsPublished 1962

A presentation of the thesis that the high cost of advanced weapons lies basically in the nature of the weapons themselves. The categories of cost involved in programming new and advanced equipment are examined. The paper then discusses factors that increase the cost of new weapons, counterbalancing factors that hold total defense expenditures more or less level when expressed in terms of constant dollars, some probable future trends, and the first attempts to develop a program budget for national security. 22 pp.

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  • Year: 1962
  • Pages: 14
  • Document Number: P-2556

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The cost of advanced weapons. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1962. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P2556.html.
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