Ferrets that failed to sell the goods

Article Abstract:

Defence Technology Enterprises (DTE) ceased to operate in 1990 through financial failure. It was established in 1985 to improve the transfer of innovations to industry. It put 'ferrets' into the four main Research Establishments. The size of the technology database was considered important but not all innovations were easily transferable and some already had contracts. British industry has limited facilities for dealing with innovations due to underinvestment.

Innovations, Employment, Defense industry, United Kingdom. Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, Military research

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Isn't it time we forgot about the atomic bomb?

Article Abstract:

Some observers believe that nuclear disarmament is impossible because so many countries now have the technology to make nuclear weapons. However, it is possible that the practical expertise required to make nuclear weapons will eventually be lost. Tacit knowledge, which is never written down, actually plays an important role in science, and nuclear weapons could indeed by uninvented because the rely heavily on such knowledge.

Design and construction, Nuclear weapons

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The death of the British deterrent?

Article Abstract:

Management of the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston, England, has been contracted out to a consortium of Hunting plc, AEA Technology and Brown and Root. This could lead to the end of UK independent design and construction of nuclear warheads. New management methods based on operations managers achieving defined goals may restrict enthusiasm for projects and cause designers to leave.

Weapons industry

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