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The Success of the Light Armoured Vehicle [PDF]
, 2012 Since the 1970s, budget constraints and debates over the tank’s relevance have prompted the Canadian Forces (CF) to pursue lighter, cheaper, and more flexible vehicles.
Maas, Frank
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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Discourse around drug policy presents a stark contrast between policing and harm reduction models, sparking debates on the state's regulatory versus protective role. Canada is an ideal case to study drug policy models due to its global recognition as a leader in harm reduction alongside continued reliance on policing of drugs.
Taylor Domingos
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Engineering Challenges and Opportunities in the Object 490 and 490A Tank Prototypes
Journal of Engineering Research and ReviewsThe Object 490 was a Soviet tank design project of the 1980s that produced two prototypes: the conventional Object 490 with a unique dual-track system, and the radical Object 490A featuring an externally mounted main gun and an unmanned turret.
Mostafa Essam Eissa
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A “Tech First” Approach to Foreign Policy? The Three Meanings of Tech Diplomacy
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Scholars have recently argued that international politics is plagued by instability as the world rapidly transitions from one crisis to another. This state of “Permacrisis,” or permanent crises between states, is driven by technological innovations which create new kinds of crises and drive competitions between adversarial states.
Ilan Manor
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Assessing depleted uranium (DU) contamination of soil, plants and earthworms at UK weapons testing sites [PDF]
, 2007 Depleted uranium (DU) weapons testing programmes have been conducted at two locations within the UK. An investigation was therefore carried out to assess the extent of any environmental contamination arising from these test programmes using both alpha ...
Angus B. MacKenzie +31 more
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Does AI Affect the Democratic Conduct of War? Analyzing US and Israeli Military AI Deployment
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how the use of decision‐support military Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems can affect the democratic conduct of warfare. AI can challenge the democratic conduct of warfare by introducing systemic risks such as reduced oversight, opacity, and automation bias.
Alessandra Russo
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EMMI - Electric Solar Wind Sail Facilitated Manned Mars Initiative [PDF]
, 2015 The novel propellantless electric solar wind sail concept promises efficient low thrust transportation in the Solar System outside Earth's magnetosphere.
Janhunen, Pekka +2 more
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Beyond Manoeuvre Theory for European Defence
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article contributes to the debate about European defence in the light of the Russo‐Ukraine war and growing doubts about US commitment to Europe. It argues that Europeans need to fundamentally relearn the ability to imagine military strategy from a European viewpoint.
Lukas Mengelkamp, Sam Vincent
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The Unintended Consequences of German Deterrence
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Germany's evolving deterrence posture boils down to continued participation in NATO nuclear sharing and an ambitious conventional rearmament program. Due to its non‐nuclear status and a result of decades of underinvestment, Germany prioritizes modern conventional weapons.
Ulrich Kühn
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Thermal design of the space shuttle external tank [PDF]
, 1985 The shuttle external tank thermal design presents many challenges in meeting the stringent requirements established by the structures, main propulsion systems, and Orbiter elements.
Bachrtel, F. D. +4 more
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