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Weapon Innovation Diffusion

Weapon Innovation Diffusion is a theoretical construct in security studies that explains the pattern and mechanisms by which novel military technologies and capabilities spread among adversarial state and non-state actors during an arms race, distinguished from general technology transfer by its strategic intent, competitive dynamics, and systemic impact on military balance.

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568

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18

Authors

7

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Parents

Publications

12

Innovation and the Arms Race: How the United States and the Soviet Union Develop New Military Technologies

Gregory F. Treverton, Matthew Evangelista · Foreign Affairs · 1988 · 95 citations

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The Diffusion of Military Technology and Ideas

Stephen Biddle · Perspectives on Politics · 2004 · 85 citations

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The Diffusion of Drone Warfare? Industrial, Organizational, and Infrastructural Constraints

Andrea Gilli, Mauro Gilli · Security Studies · 2016 · 79 citations

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The Diffusion of military technology and ideas

Choice Reviews Online · 2004 · 63 citations

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Innovation and the arms race: how the United States and the Soviet Union develop new military technologies

Choice Reviews Online · 1988 · 55 citations

, , +17

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Authors

18

  1. MG
    Mauro Gilli

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    1 publications · 79 citations

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  2. MD
    Michael D. Intriligator

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    1 publications · 17 citations

    1

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  3. ME
    Matthew Evangelista

    Cornell University, United States

    1 publications · 95 citations

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  4. SB
    Stephen Biddle

    Council on Foreign Relations, United States

    1 publications · 85 citations

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  5. GF
    Gregory F. Treverton

    John F. Kennedy University, United States

    1 publications · 95 citations

    1

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Institutions

7

  1. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  2. United States Army War College

    Carlisle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    85 citations

  3. University of Technology Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  4. Tulane University

    New Orleans, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  5. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  6. Universidad de Cádiz

    Cadiz, Spain

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    136 citations

  7. Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    Brussels, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 130 citations

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  2. Foreign Affairs

    2 publications · 106 citations

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  3. Scientometrics

    1 publications · 34 citations

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  4. Global Policy

    1 publications · 29 citations

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  5. Public Choice

    1 publications · 17 citations

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