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Assessing emerging technologies from an arms control perspective [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, 2022
Developments in science and technology improve health and wellbeing of humankind, for example with better methods to detect and treat diseases. However, some advances have led to the development of weapons of mass destruction: chemical and biological ...
Maximilian Brackmann   +3 more
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Center-point steering analysis of tracked omni-vehicles based on skid conditions [PDF]

open access: yesMechanical Sciences, 2021
Existing center-point steering models of a tracked omni-vehicle seldom consider the skid of the track (roller) grounding section, which is inconsistent with the actual steering process.
Y. Fang   +4 more
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Influential Factors of a Reactive Materials Projectile’s Damage Evolution Behavior

open access: yesCrystals, 2022
To determine the mechanism of penetration of multi-layer aluminum targets (MLAT) by a reactive materials projectile (RMP), AUTODYN-3D numerical simulations and experimental tests were carried out.
Xiangrong Li   +4 more
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Conversion and fusion method of multi-source and different populations maintainability prior data

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
Maintainability is an important universal quality characteristic that reflects the convenience, speed and economy of weapon and equipment maintenance. Making full use of multi-source data to accurately verify the degree to which the developed equipment ...
Cheng Zhou, Da Xu, Zhaoyang Wang
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Analysis of the Dynamic Characteristics of the Muzzle Flow Field and Investigation of the Influence of Projectile Nose Shape

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2020
In the present work, a numerical study of the dynamic processes occurring during projectile ejection from the open-end of a gun into ambient air was performed.
Ye Luo, Da Xu, Hua Li
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The Security of Nuclear Weapon-Free Zones: The Middle East as a Test Case for Unconditional Security Assurances

open access: yesJournal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2022
A just nuclear order based on voluntary abstinence by states and the promotion of nuclear weapon-free zones would require more credible negative security assurances than provided by the current non-proliferation regime.
Tarja Cronberg
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Emerging and disruptive technologies in the Western Balkans: Do we need a new arms control regime? [PDF]

open access: yesMeđunarodni Problemi, 2023
The subject of this paper is to examine the relationship between the emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) and the sub-regional arms control regime in the Western Balkans (WB), established by the Agreement on Sub-Regional Arms Control, signed on ...
Miloš Jevtić, Marina Kostić Šulejić
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Strategic Stability in the 21st Century: An Introduction

open access: yesJournal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2023
The concept of strategic stability has come under immense pressure in recent years. It is not only conceptually fuzzy but nuclear multipolarity, novel technologies, an exacerbating crisis in arms control, and a growing acceptance of “softer” norms are ...
Ulrich Kühn
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Universalising the TPNW: Challenges and Opportunities

open access: yesJournal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2021
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is a landmark agreement in the history of the nuclear disarmament movement. It was negotiated against the wishes of the nuclear-armed states and many of their supporters and this context defines the
Nick Ritchie   +1 more
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The Military-Strategic Balance in Europe and Limited Nuclear Options [PDF]

open access: yesСовременная Европа, 2022
Doctrines of limited use of nuclear weapons and related capabilities, including low-yield and precision-guided nuclear weapons systems present an important component of the modern nuclear deterrence.
K.V. Bogdanov
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