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Machine Failing: The Linkage Between Software Development and Military Accidents

January 10, 2025
Machine Failing: The Linkage Between Software Development and Military Accidents
Machine Failing: The Linkage Between Software Development and Military Accidents

Machine Failing: The Linkage Between Software Development and Military Accidents

January 10, 2025

Rick Landgraf talks with Jeffrey Ding, author of “Machine Failing: How Systems Acquisition and Software Development Flaws Contribute to Military Accidents,” featured in Volume 8, Issue 1 of the Texas National Security Review. They discuss how flaws in the U.S. military’s systems acquisitions process can lead to accidents.

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