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M-16: A bureaucratic horror story

Posted by sqew
Tags: army, ordnance, m16, ar15, usa, weapons, guns, history.military, vietnam, vietnam war, author.james fallows, source.the atlantic, long read, paywall.soft
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1981/06/m-16-a-bureaucratic-horror-story/545153/

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Authors
James Fallows
Published
Jun 1 1981
Word count
8377 words

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  1. sqew
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    This article made it to the front of HN, and I thought I'd share it here. It's from 1981, but I found it to be fascinating and an interesting look at bureaucracy in general.

    This article made it to the front of HN, and I thought I'd share it here. It's from 1981, but I found it to be fascinating and an interesting look at bureaucracy in general.

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  2. zptc
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    This video may also be of interest.

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