《THE M16 CONTROVERSIES MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS AND WEAPONS ACQUISITION》

1. ORGANIZATIONS, WEAPONS ACQUISITION, AND THE M161

Organizations and Defense Decision Making3

Organizations, Analysis, and the M169

2. MARKSMANSHIP AND THE ORIGINS FO THE M1415

Consolidating the Tactical Tradition, 1860-191416

Diversity as a Source of Power23

World War I and the First Caliber Controversy25

World War II and The Second Caliber Controversy32

Marksmanship in the Twentieth Century39

3. ANALYSIS, OPTIONS, AND THE FIRST AR15 CONTROVERSY49

The User-Developer Problem, 1950-195550

Analyzing the Rifle Problem52

The Origins of the AR1557

The Sources of Inflexibility60

The First AR15 Controversy63

Facing the Dilemma of Change68

4. PENTAGON POLITICS AND THE SECOND AR15 CONTROVERSY75

The Origins of the Second AR15 Controversy76

OSD and the AR1582

The Politics of Procurement, 196288

Procurement Battles on Technical Grounds97

The Balance of Pentagon Power103

5. SOUTH VIETNAM AND STANDARDIZATION115

The Tenuous Truce of 1964116

Reopening the Debate118

South Vietnam and Standardization122

Vietnam and the Marksmanship Tradition128

6. THE JAMMING CONTROVERSY135

First Warnings from Fort Ord137

Jamming in the Jungles140

The M16 Development Process Revisited142

Nonanalytic Behavior and Weapons Development161

7. ORGANIZATIONAL COMPLEXITIES171

The Sources of Rigidity and of Flexibility172

Patterns of Change176

The Implications of Complexity179

Bibliography185

Index205

About the Author213