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Failures

Paper Promises, Heavy Realities - Part 3: The High Price of High-Tech Optimism

13 September 2019·858 words·5 mins

History and Critical Analysis Space Medicine Nuclear Failures Disaster Analysis Military and Logistics Technological History Policy and Critique

Investigates failures in space, medicine, and nuclear energy driven by a lack of common sense.

Paper Promises, Heavy Realities - Part 2: The Gravity of Sunk Costs in Modern Defense

12 September 2019·846 words·4 mins

History and Critical Analysis Military Defense Sunk Costs Failures Disaster Analysis Military and Logistics Technological History Policy and Critique

Examines the military-industrial complex and the 'Zombie' projects that refuse to die.

Paper Promises, Heavy Realities: Why Smart People Build Sinking Ships

11 September 2019·62 words·1 min

History and Critical Analysis Engineering History Failures Technology Disaster Analysis Disaster Analysis Military and Logistics Technological History Policy and Critique

A historical exploration of why brilliant designs lead to catastrophic failures.

Paper Promises, Heavy Realities - Part 1: The Foundational Sin of the Drafting Table

11 September 2019·879 words·5 mins

History and Critical Analysis Ancient History Engineering Failures Pride Disaster Analysis Military and Logistics Technological History Policy and Critique

Analyzes ancient and classical engineering failures where pride overrode physics.