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Reducing the risks of nuclear war—the role of health professionals
Khyber Medical University Journal, 2023 In January, 2023, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward to 90 seconds before midnight, reflecting the growing risk of nuclear war.1 In August, 2022, the UN Secretary-General ...
Kamran Abbasi +17 more
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Can Lethal Autonomous Weapons Be Just?
Journal of Moral Theology, 2022 Lethal autonomous weapons inaugurate a third era of warfare, releasing soldiers from both physical presence and the mental decisions of the battlefield.
Noreen Herzfeld
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A Revolution in Military Affairs and Modern Armaments in the Russia-Ukraine War of 2022-2023
Future Human Image, 2023 The Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022-2023 unfolds against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving military technological landscape, characterized by advancements in artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities, and autonomous systems.
Giga Gogua
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Readiness for Radiological and Nuclear Events among Emergency Medical Personnel
Frontiers in Public Health, 2017 BackgroundAmong medical providers, even though radiological and nuclear events are recognized as credible threats, there is a lack of knowledge and fear about the medical consequences among medical personnel which could significantly affect the treatment
Cham E. Dallas +5 more
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NUCLEAR DETERRENCE AND NUCLEAR INTIMIDATION IN RUSSIA’S POLICY
Стратегічна панорама, 2022 Nuclear weapons play a key role in Russia’s security thinking. Concepts of the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons by the Russian Federation include both doctrinally defined nuclear deterrence and doctrinally indefinite nuclear intimidation.
Oleksii Izhak
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The Central Intelligence Agency’s armed Remotely Piloted Vehicle-supported counter-insurgency campaign in Pakistan – a mission undermined by unintended consequences? [PDF]
, 2014 This paper views America's 'drones-first' counter-insurgency effort in Pakistan through the lens of Merton's theory of the unintended consequences of purposive action.
Bennett, Simon
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Vulcan Survivability in Nuclear War
Air and Space Power Review, 2023 Post the Royal Air Force’s nuclear deterrent role, and the end of Britain’s V-bomber force, several academic papers have questioned the ability of the V-force to survive long enough over the Soviet Union to release its nuclear weapons onto its Supreme ...
Julian Grenfell
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Computable Rationality, NUTS, and the Nuclear Leviathan [PDF]
, 2018 This paper explores how the Leviathan that projects power through nuclear arms exercises a unique nuclearized sovereignty. In the case of nuclear superpowers, this sovereignty extends to wielding the power to destroy human civilization as we know it ...
Amadae, S. M.
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Scientia Militaria, 2012 Over the last twenty years increased attention has been focused on the military uses of Bacterial, Biological and Chemical agents (BBC weapons). This phenomenon can be attributed to a number of reasons.
A.L.S. Hudson
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Hypersonic weapons and the future of nuclear deterrence
Scientia Militaria, 2021 It is widely accepted today that hypersonic weapons pose insurmountable challengesto nuclear deterrence. Although speed has always been a critical factor in warfare, thedevelopment of hypersonics provides unprecedented advantages in terms of the speedand
Coetzee, Eben
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