Arguments that count physics, computing, and missile defense, 1949-2012 - Slayton, Rebecca, 1974-; ebrary, Inc. (Cambridge, Mass. : 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Economy of Software Engineering -- Nature and Technology in the Star Wars Debate -- Conclusion: Complexity Unbound -- Unpublished Sources and Notations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century; National security -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Ballistic missile defenses -- United States -- History; Physicists -- Political activity -- United States -- History; Computer scientists -- Political activity -- United States -- History; Physics -- Political aspects -- United States -- History; Computer science -- Political aspects -- United States -- History; Technological complexity -- Political aspects -- United States -- History; Software engineering -- Political aspects -- United States -- History; United States -- Military policy; Electronic books