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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NUCLEAR ENERGY IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: ENERGY SECURITY THROUGH A PACIFIC NUCLEAR PROGRAM?
Revista Tempo do Mundo, 2023 The purpose of this article is to analyze the implementation of nuclear energy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a complementary source to oil and natural gas to ensure its energy security while questioning the peaceful nature of its ...
André Figueiredo Nunes
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Photographed by the Earth: War and media in light of nuclear events
NECSUS, 2014 This article charts a media historical relation between radiation and celluloid film, ranging from the downwind 1956 production of The Conqueror to early scientific imaging practices, war photography, war documentaries, military industrial film, and ...
Thomas Pringle
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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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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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Challenges, 2022 New risk geographies are emerging with war and conflict resurfacing, including nuclear threats. This poses challenges to civil protection for conducting risk-informed preparedness planning.
Alexander Fekete
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Artificial Intelligence, International Competition, and the Balance of Power (May 2018) [PDF]
, 2018 World leaders, CEOs, and academics have suggested that a revolution in artificial intelligence is upon us. Are they right, and what will advances in artificial intelligence mean for international competition and the balance of power?
Horowitz, Michael C.
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Potential Implications of the Russia–Ukraine War for Northeast Asia
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2023 The Russia–Ukraine war has caused decision-makers worldwide to acknowledge the thinkability (plausibility) of limited nuclear war. It has probably reduced any confidence China may have about being able easily and quickly to invade Taiwan.
Paul K. Davis
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"A Flame that is Burning the World": Edwin Muir, war, and history [PDF]
, 2016 Discusses the impact of successive wars on the Scottish poet, translator and critic Edwin Muir (1887-1959), with especial focus on his experiences in post-World War II Prague and his response to the threat of nuclear warfare and human ...
Palmer McCulloch, Margery
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A Soft, Flexible Implant for Wireless Photothermal–Pyroelectric Neurostimulation
Advanced Science, EarlyView.A replication strategy is used to enlarge the exposed surface area of barium titanate within flexible films with embedded carbon nanotubes, enabling efficient photothermal‐pyroelectric stimulation. Polar crystalline nanosheets show superior performance in guiding neural progenitor cells toward neuronal differentiation.
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