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The article reflects on the implications of the government-defence industry relationship in three countries including the U.S., Germany and Great Britain. It informs that the Defence and Security Organisation (DSO) promotes the export of British goods and services. It mentions that the defense industry should be responsive towards national-security threats and there is a need of integration between civil and military technologies.

The article focuses on the control and regulation of defence industries in three countries including Germany, the U.S. and Great Britain. It informs that the british government controls the exports of military products by the Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939 and the German government uses the War Weapons Control Act for exports of military equipment. It also mentions that the Arms Export Control Act (1976) controls the export of military equipment in the U.S.

The article focuses on the government-defence industrial relationship in three countries including Great Britain, the U.S. and Germany. It informs that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contracts for 50-billion U.S. dollars of services each year to the industry. It also mentions the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in Sweden, the Customer Product Management (CPM) process and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs).

The article reflects on the important dimensions of government's role as the customer of the defence industry in three countries including the U.S., Germany and Great Britain. It informs that the British military operations in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan stimulated the readiness of the British Ministry of Defence to be a customer and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) meet operational demand of armed forces. It mentions the Customer Product Management System in Germany.

The article focuses on a study which concludes that nuclear disarmament exist but is far behind from practice. It mentions that if the U.S. and Russia reduce their deployed strategic arsenals by 50 per cent by 2020, they would still have nuclear arsenals for their security. It mentions that the Great Britain and France have no plans to increase their nuclear weapons in future. It informs that most states gave up nuclear-weapons programmes due to the international non-proliferation norms.

The article discusses how unity are attained by Whitehall departments and agencies in the government of Great Britain. It says that the Department for International Development (DFID) program plays an important role in bringing coherence in departmental sections in the country. It also adds that ambassadors must be responsible and should act as the representative present in all National Security Council (NSC) meetings which will watch and direct the execution of the coherence strategy.

The article presents information on arguments related to the past of the west and the disputes over where the centre of western civilization lies. The arguments relate to the true representative of historical and contemporary west. The article states that the reality that lies behind the west was defined by Great Britain followed by the U.S. The article also cites various texts which contend that the present international system in the U.S. is a continuation of the English of the 17th century.