[alancarp]

Weapons-system development cycle in third-world dictatorship countries:

1. Der Leader demands new weapon.
2. Der Leader demands impossible schedule, puts someone in charge to make it happen
3. Guy in Charge musters entire military industrial capacity to attempt what he knows will fail
4. Weapon appears miraculously at deadline
5. First weapon weapon fails miserably/spectacularly/embarrassingly (pick any 2)
6. Guy in charge is executed as traitor to the state
7. Repeat from step 2.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Good description.:-)