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A Thoracic Mechanism of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Due to Blast Pressure Waves [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The mechanisms by which blast pressure waves cause mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are an open question. Possibilities include acceleration of the head, direct passage of the blast wave via the cranium, and propagation of the blast wave to
Michael Courtney, Amy Courtney
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Missile defence : An overview

open access: yes, 2012
3e dr.At the present day, an unparalleled number of international actors, be it national governments or non-state groups, have acquired or are seeking to acquire both weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them.
Weimar, P.W.L.
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Ballistic Missile Defense [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
At the 2010 NATO summit in Lisbon, the alliance decided to move forward on the development of a territorial ballistic missile defense (BMD) system and explore avenues for cooperation with Russia in this endeavor. Substantial progress on BMD has been made
Mayer, Michael
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Ballistic missile defence: how soon, how significant, and what should Australia's policy be? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Summary: The issue of ballistic missile defence (BMD) was a controversial one when US President Reagan first advocated a strategic-level system in the early 1980s. It remains so today. What’s Australia’s interest?
Rod Lyon, Andrew Davies
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Nuclear-armed submarines in Indo-Pacific Asia: stabiliser or menace? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This report examines the implications of sea-based nuclear weapons for strategic stability in the Indo-Pacific. This paper is part of a wider research and outreach project on nuclear stability in a changing Indo-Pacific Asia, supported by a grant from ...
Brendan Thomas-Noone, Rory Medcalf
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'Rogue states', missile defence & Cold War nuclear rivals

open access: yes, 2006
The Bush administration's planned deployment of a nation-wide and layered missile defence system has ignited heated debate. Arms control advocates have argued missile defence will unravel nuclear arms agreements whilst other analysts proclaim that the so-
Dorn, Bryan D
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Transatlantic Missile Defense Architecture: Defining the Right Threat Set

open access: yes, 2015
Attempting to defend Europe against a Russian ballistic missile attack would be "extremely challenging and costly," according to the State Department's top missile defense official.
Kibaroğlu, Mustafa
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