In this paper we paint with a broad brush. Our purpose is to present an overview, a status report, and by implication, an indication of what needs to be done at this time. We first provide a survey of topics in the economics of defense and in economic warfare, then we comment on some naval...

A distinction is made concerning five distinct war scenarios, and a discussion is given of the different economic requirements for each of these scenarios. These requirements pose a considerable number of new economic problems that were not present in defense economics prior to World War II.