Slayton, Rebecca, 1974-
Arguments that count : physics, computing, and missile defense, 1949-2012 / Rebecca Slayton.
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Economy of Software Engineering -- Nature and Technology in the Star Wars Debate -- Conclusion: Complexity Unbound -- Unpublished Sources and Notations.
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.