Unfortunately, with an entity like the US government and military it seems like a hard inadequate equilibria to overcome even if certain actors knew better communication was more effective overall. It seems like coming up with the optimal organizations of groups (branches of the military, intelligence services, government entities) or lack thereof and the hierarchy and responsibilities within and between them is one of the major blockages.
For people interested in nuclear war history, the 2003 documentary The Fog of War is wonderful. Alex Wellerstein’s blog is also great: http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2014/08/08/kyoto-misconception/
This also reminds me of how companies may benefit like Buffer’s commitment to transparency: https://open.buffer.com/transparency-timeline/
Unfortunately, with an entity like the US government and military it seems like a hard inadequate equilibria to overcome even if certain actors knew better communication was more effective overall. It seems like coming up with the optimal organizations of groups (branches of the military, intelligence services, government entities) or lack thereof and the hierarchy and responsibilities within and between them is one of the major blockages.
Edit: I found an interesting prescriptive article of potential ways to overcome the problems I discussed: http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2016/03/18/conversation-with-a-super-spook/