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An Untaken Road: Strategy, Technology, and the Hidden History of America's Mobile ICBMs
Contributor(s): Pomeroy, Steven A. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1612519733     ISBN-13: 9781612519739
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
OUR PRICE: $39.91  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - Nuclear Warfare
- History | Military - Weapons
- History | Military - United States
Dewey: 358.175
LCCN: 2015033687
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.40 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1950-1999
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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Publisher Description:
Steven A. Pomeroy has authored the first history of the American mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a technology the United States spent four decades and billions of dollars creating but never deployed. An Untaken Road showcases how the evolution of a technology that ultimately never existed and the politics that surrounded it end up significantly shaping American nuclear strategy and forces for decades.

Utilizing recently declassified documents, years of experience, and an unrivaled passion for the history of military technologies, Pomeroy has created a new framework on the nature of strategic weapons technology innovation. This thorough study of a road not taken is a must read for those seeking to understand the challenges and constraints on U.S. military weapon programs, especially when inter-organization competition, domestic politics, strategic needs, and new technologies collide.

Contributor Bio(s): Pomeroy, Steven A.: - Steven A. Pomeroy is a historian of technology and, as an associate professor of military and strategic studies at the Air Force Academy, served as the Senior Military Faculty for Strategy and Technology. A twenty-five year Air Force veteran and former nuclear launch officer, he received his PhD from Auburn University. He researches, writes, and teaches on technological change and history, processes of innovation, strategy, and emerging technologies.
 
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