No. 238: Military Technology: The Realities of Imitation

Author(s): Andrea Gilli, Mauro Gilli
Editor(s): Christian Nünlist
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Fabien Merz, Benno Zogg
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 238
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Place: Zurich

According to a growing consensus, globalization and advances in communication are promoting the diffusion of defense-industrial capabilities, thus eroding the established position of Western countries. The empirical evidence, however, suggests that even with newly available opportunities, including cyber espionage, the most advanced weapon systems remain very difficult to copy and replicate.

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