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Modern Warfare: Is the Evolution of Weaponry Worth the Cost? [PDF]
, 2012 War is a creation of mankind that has evolved along with human civilization, leaving a bloody trail in its wake. As there are those in our world who strive to improve peacetime society, there are also those who push the limits of weaponry and ...
DeCastro, Nicholas
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Historical review of missile aerodynamic developments [PDF]
The development of missiles from early history up to about 1970 is discussed. Early unpowered missiles beyond the rock include the spear, the bow and arrow, the gun and bullet, and the cannon and projectile.
Spearman, M. Leroy
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Does a Cadillac engine need a biological and phylogenetic explanation? [PDF]
, 2016 In this text we briefly explore whether ridiculing material objects like a ‘Cadillac engine’, a ‘desk’, ‘gold bars in a vault’ as reduction ad absurdum in ‘dialectical duels’ or as a metaphor for teaching evolution is really phylogenetically justified,
Fröbisch, Jörg, Romano, Marco
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Is force ever justified in preventing a State from acquiring nuclear weapons? [PDF]
In order to provide a grounded argument, the present paper asks the following questions. Why do States acquire nuclear weapons? Why do finally States tend to prevent this acquisition? What does the use of force imply?
Dobra, Alexandra
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ViZDoom Competitions: Playing Doom from Pixels
, 2018 This paper presents the first two editions of Visual Doom AI Competition, held in 2016 and 2017. The challenge was to create bots that compete in a multi-player deathmatch in a first-person shooter (FPS) game, Doom.
Jaśkowski, Wojciech +2 more
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Russian and Chinese Responses to U.S. Military Plans in Space [PDF]
, 2008 Explores what countermeasures China and Russia are likely to take if the United States continues to pursue the weaponization of space, and what the broader implications for international security will ...
Hui Zhang, Pavel Podvig
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Black Hawk Down and the Silences of Ridley’s Scott’s Realism [PDF]
, 2004 A telling moment occurs in the film Black Hawk Down (Bruckheimer & Scott, 2001) when the reliable Shawn Nelson is literally struck deaf by the gunfire of his partner. Nelson can no longer hear his fellow American soldiers, their gunfire, or the screams
Nellis, Robert
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Inflatable antennas for microwave pwoer transmission [PDF]
Operational phase of the inflatable radiator; inflatable space structures; advantages; inflated thin-film satellites; antenna configuration; 3 meter diameter test paraboloid (HAIR program); and weight breakdown for the 100 meter diameter reflector are ...
Williams, Geoff
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Historical development of worldwide guided missiles [PDF]
The development of missiles from early history to present time is put in perspective. The influence of World War II in accelerating the development of guided missiles, particularly through German scientists, is discussed.
Spearman, M. L.
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“On target”: precision and balance in the contemporary law of targeting [PDF]
, 2014 The law of targeting lies at the heart of international humanitarian law (IHL). As such it is the fulcrum around which discussion of combat operations revolves.
Schmitt, Michael N., Widmar, Eric
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