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Story Behind “The Secret History” Part III: The Most Important.

Steve Blank

had been engaged in the Vietnam War, and had agreed to parity in nuclear weapons, Soviet forces in Europe had built a 3 to 1 advantage in tanks, artillery, armored personnel carriers, and soldiers, all under Détente. The Arms Factories that Won the Cold War Were Semiconductor Factories Who was the government official pushing all of this?

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China – The Sleeper Awakens (Part 1 of 5)

Steve Blank

We made major investments in it, understanding that establishing basic and applied science leadership was necessary for us to build advanced weapons systems to defend our country and deter and if necessary, wage and win a war with the Soviet Union. China is working to build basic and applied science and technology leadership.

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China – The Sleeper Awakens (Part 1 of 5)

Steve Blank

We made major investments in it, understanding that establishing basic and applied science leadership was necessary for us to build advanced weapons systems to defend our country and deter and if necessary, wage and win a war with the Soviet Union. China is working to build basic and applied science and technology leadership.

China 214
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The Killer Angels

Venture Chronicles

The South fought for principles they associated with the founding of the country not 70 years prior, that of a federal republic where states have a strong hand in their governance relative to a less empowered Federal government. It is ironic how the same debate inspires similarly impassioned debate today. 50,000 men over 3 days.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I also grew up with a father who had traditional values around gender roles, favoring female domesticity over entrepreneurship and leadership. For those that cannot afford the services of my company, I make sure to volunteer in leadership positions with the Junior League of San Diego. He didn’t believe that women should be in business.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 10 – The DOD and Modern War –– Michèle Flournoy

Steve Blank

Well first, the sense of urgency you do hear at the top among the Pentagon leadership is not necessarily fully shared throughout the bureaucracy – surprise, surprise. But also, to bring more tech talent into government to really help speed the transformation process. We came out of Vietnam. We came out of World War Two.

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[Review] How China’s Leaders Think

YoungUpstarts

However, he fails to question Cai on how the Chinese government is preventing Chinese equivalents of blocked U.S. When you can behave yourself and self-administrate, the government will be happy to step by and rest,” Cai adds. The nation-building blueprint was ratified into the Chinese Communist Party’s Constitution in 2007.