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The modeling of the ricochet shot fired from a light weapon

Sudebno-meditsinskaya ekspertiza, 2017
The objective of the present study was to choose the optimal method for the modeling of the glance of a bullet after hitting a target under conditions of the laboratory experiment. The study required the designing and construction of an original device for the modeling of the rebound effect of a light-firearm shot under experimental conditions.
A O, Gusentsov, V A, Chuchko, E M, Kil'dyushev, E V, Tumanov   +3 more
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Trials begin for a new weapon against Parkinson's: light

Science, 2020
Patients report benefits, but how near-infrared protects brain cells is unclear, and some scientists are skeptical.
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Light Weapons Flows to and from Afghanistan

2019
The issue of small arms and light weapons proliferation has traditionally been a peripheral item on the international security agenda, while major weapons systems have been given a high profile. Yet the nature of conflict around the world has been changing since the end of the Cold War, with several states racked or wrecked by tribal, religious and ...
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Small and light weapons and conflict in Kenya

2023
The availability of small arms and light weapons and its misuse have been a problem in Kenya for many years. The post-2007 election violence increased the urgency of small arms reduction efforts. While the government has made progress, law enforcement efforts to control the proliferation of small arms still face considerable challenges.
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REGULATING SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS

African Security Review, 2001
One of the biggest challenges currently facing the developing world is the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. Arms control and disarmament have been part of the diplomatic agenda since the middle of the 19th century and were two of the most important issues facing the world's major powers during the 1960s and 1970s. When the Cold War ended,
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M72A1E1 Improved Light Antitank Weapon

1969
Abstract : The Army Concept Team in Vietnam evaluated the M72A1E1 Light Antitank Weapon (improved LAW) to determine its suitability for use by US Army units in the Republic of Vietnam. The weapon was evaluated by the 4th, 9th, and 25th Infantry Divisions from 1 April to 4 July 1969 in regular combat operations.
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The Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons

2005
The use and misuse of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) are estimated to result in over 500,000 deaths per year, and countless injuries.1 For example, one often cited statistic indicates that in 90 percent of conflicts since 1990, SALW have been the only weapons used in fighting, and have contributed to between 30 and 90 percent of civilian deaths in
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The legitimacy of the use of nuclear weapons in light of nuclear weapons treaties

International Journal of Advanced Research on Law and Governance, 2022
Alaa hemaid kodary ebrahem, Muammar Rateeb Abd al-hafiz   +1 more
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Nuclear weapons: New light on murky past

Physics World, 1990
Whenever the name of Edward Teller is invoked, the epithet 'father of the hydrogen bomb' usually follows. And when the name of Klaus Fuchs is mentioned, he is referred to as the spy who gave the secret of the hydrogen bomb to the Soviet Union. The public perceptions of the roles these two figures played in nuclear history are now shifting following an ...
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A Case Study of Light Weapons in Swaziland

2019
The use of small arms in the kingdom of Swaziland is basically confined to purely criminal activities, such as armed robberies, smuggling, armed burglaries, drug trafficking and cattle rustling operations. Car theft and smuggling are also daily occurrences.
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