Sociotechnical Framework Reframes Hypersonic Weapons and Nuclear Deterrence
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Discovery of the day · Political Science
Products of patrons and producers: a sociotechnical approach to technological innovation and nuclear deterrence
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Political Science · Security Studies · Technology Policy
Discovery of the day
A new sociotechnical framework argues that emerging military technologies like hypersonic weapons are not predetermined disruptive forces but are shaped by technical constraints, competing strategic logics, and organizational dynamics over long, nonlinear innovation trajectories. The authors demonstrate that hypersonic weapons development was conditioned by a complex interplay of technological characteristics, competing strategic rationales for their use, and social factors among military patrons and industrial producers that mediated perception, deployment, and deterrence effects. For you, this research enriches a philosophical understanding of technological determinism versus social construction — a tension you explore in your writing — while offering a pragmatic lens for any public servant evaluating how state procurement and organizational culture shape the real-world impact of emerging technologies on national security.
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