GPO

CMH Pub 51-2-1. Examines the policies, procedures, and institutional environment that guided the development and procurement of major weapon systems such as tanks, artillery, strategic and tactical aircraft, ballistic missiles, surface ships, and nuclear submarines. Focuses on laboratory research in the physical sciences. Concentrates on major facilities and programs that illustrate the scope and content of weapons R&D at specific points in time throughout the postwar period. Provides a broad overview of the Defense Department's internal R&D operations and highlights patterns of organizational change that guided the development of major weapon systems.