The defense-economy debate / John Tirman -- High technology defense, and international trade / Robert B. Reich -- Microelectronics and war / Frank Barnaby -- The genesis of nuclear power / Gordon Thompson -- The military and semiconductors / Robert DeGrasse -- The Pentagon and the firm / John E. Ullmann -- University research, industrial innovation, and the Pentagon / Lloyd L. Dumas -- The Pentagon and the scientist / Warren F. Davis -- Labor, automation, and regional development / Tom Schlesinger -- Conclusions and countercurrents / John Tirman.