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Novel ultrasonic bat deterrents based on aerodynamic whistles [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Novel ultrasonic bat deterrents based on aerodynamic whistles are investigated experimentally and numerically. The baseline deterrent, a single-whistle design inspired by Beeken [1], is examined first. It consists of two resonating cavities/chambers. The whistle is ``powered'' by a regulated high-pressure air supply and the performance of the whistle ...
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC OPINION AND SOUTH KOREA’S NUCLEAR DETERRENCE ENHANCEMENT POLICY [PDF]
, 2021 Many people are in favor of South Korea enhancing nuclear deterrence options (the redeployment of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons or its indigenous nuclear weapons).
Sun, Seulki
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Deterring Russian Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons: A Revised Approach [PDF]
, 2023 A change in deterrence thought and strategy is necessary to avoid nuclear escalation in armed conflict with Russia. Traditional threat based deterrence strategies will not be successful, and a new strategy must address the conditions that might cause ...
Parsons, Cliff R.
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Is There a Need for an Update of the Theory of Deterrence?:US Failure in North Korea [PDF]
, 2022 This article will answer why the United States failed in deterring North Korea from its development of nuclear weapons focusing on the basic logic of deterrence and identifying a historical deficiency. This is related to the failure to understand that in
Kivimäki, Timo
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Review of Magnetic Shark Deterrents: Hypothetical Mechanisms and Evidence for Selectivity [PDF]
Aquatic Science and Technology, ISSN 2168-9148, 2015, Vol. 3, No.
1, 2014 Several papers published since 2006 describe effects of magnetic fields on elasmobranchs and assess their utility in reducing negative interactions between sharks and humans, including bycatch reduction. Most of these repeat a single untested hypothesis regarding physical mechanisms by which elasmobranchs detect magnetic fields and also neglect careful
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Biden Administration’s Nuclear Posture Review: Analysis and Assessment
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2023 The Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) by the Biden Administration was published in October 2022. What is its focus and how should we evaluate it? How is it different from previous administrations?
Mitsuru Kurosawa
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MAD with Aliens? Interstellar deterrence and its implications [PDF]
, 2013 The possibility that extraterrestrial intelligences (ETIs) could be hostile to humanity has been raised as a reason to avoid even trying to contact ETIs. However, there is a distinct shortage of analytical discussion about the risks of an attack, perhaps because of an implicit premise that we cannot analyze the decision making of an alien civilization.
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CREATING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR CREDIBLE U.S. EXTENDED DETERRENCE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA [PDF]
, 2022 While the United States has reduced the overall number of nuclear warheads supporting U.S. extended deterrence in East Asia, North Korea has been developing additional nuclear weapons and missiles to maintain a stronger security posture against the ...
Kim, Seryoung
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Towards A Better U.S. Nuclear Strategy
Journal of Strategic Security, 2014 The U.S. nuclear posture and the future role of nuclear deterrence is a topic that continues to be hotly debated. This situation will continue because of changes in the international security environment and the pressure to find reductions within the U.S.
John J. Klein
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Quaderni di Sociologia, 2022 The war in Ukraine turns the confrontation between East and West into an open conflict containing the possibility of a nuclear escalation. During the Cold War the principle of deterrence based on mutual assured destruction (MAD) worked sufficiently.
Fabrizio Battistelli
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