Publication

Oct 2013

This policy brief argues that Asia-pacific nations aspiring to increase their military capabilities should import defense technology rather than develop indigenous capabilities. The author uses the Swedish example to show how the manufacturing priorities of a technologically advanced defense exporting nation can be changed by market demand.

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Author Martin Lundmark
Series RSIS Policy Papers
Publisher S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
Copyright © 2013 S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
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