abstract:The Art of Fielding is a 2011 novel by American author Chad Harbach. It centers on the fortunes of shortstop Henry Skrimshander and his career playing college baseball with the fictional Westish College Harpooners.
In their frenzied efforts to argue for prompt termination of research and development on or the cancellation of procurement of such weapons, however, these partisans frequently missed one essential point: Fielding state-of-the-art technologies that often determine whether U.S. forces will enjoy a decisive qualitative edge over their adversaries requires taking some risks.