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Narratives about Brazil's nuclear program are distorted by supporters and critics alike. In Brazil, the national nuclear infrastructure is undergoing a period of expansion, with plans to build new nuclear power plants and industrial-scale fuel production facilities. While Brazil's leaders herald the nuclear sector as a triumph for indigenous science and technology, foreigners view the nuclear program as a dangerous legacy of the military regime. This discrepancy becomes even more apparent in discussions about the ongoing construction of Brazil's first nuclear powered submarine. Brazil's military touts the submarine as a symbol of political status, economic growth, and military might. But from abroad, the military's involvement in nuclear development is considered unnecessary, worrisome, and even irresponsible. These narratives—often incomplete or selective—have polarized discussions about Brazil's nuclear submarine program and caused considerable political antagonism during safeguards negotiations. This article works to dispel myths, highlight legitimate concerns, and explain historical perspectives that shed light on some difficulties that can be anticipated in future negotiations.     

The politics of defense revival in Argentina

In marked contrast with previous decades, defense issues in Argentina have started to receive increasing political attention over the last few years. The main goal of this article is to account for this new found interest in defense policy. The article contends that this revival could be accounted for by both the implementation of a neo-developmentalist strategy and a type of control that emphasizes civilian oversight over the armed forces. Both factors have promoted the implementation of policies that favored an increase in the military budget, the reconstruction of the defense industry and the establishment of a new military doctrine. This article evaluates the impact of factors that have not been previously considered by the literature on defense attention in South America.     

The effect of foreign state support to UNITA during the Angolan War (1975–1991)

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State support for foreign rebel groups has become more salient, yet it remains unclear how this affects armed conflict. This paper therefore analyses the effect of foreign government assistance and does so in the typical case of the Angolan War (1975–1991). It argues that South African and United States support greatly helped the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) wage a large and sustained insurgency campaign but was ultimately insufficient to overthrow the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) government because it enabled the incumbent government to obtain similar foreign assistance and because the level of aid awarded to UNITA fluctuated strongly, preventing it from engaging in meaningful long-term planning.     

基于AHP与熵权的舰艇编队信息作战能力模糊综合评估

在确立了舰艇编队信息作战能力评估指标体系的基础上,运用AHP和熵权法,得到评价指标的综合权重.通过模糊综合评判,得出综合评判总分.以舰艇编队的信息侦察处理能力为例进行综合评估.最后通过进一步研究分析,构建了一种数学模型,用于找出影响舰艇编队信息作战能力的薄弱指标.     

The Israel Defense Forces as an epistemic authority: An intellectual challenge in the reality of the Israeli – Palestinian conflict

The changes in the nature of warfare and its transformation toward Low Intensity Conflict (LIC) intrastate conflict have challenged the patterns of interaction between the political and the military echelons in Israel. It seems that the political echelon's superiority is maintained at the institutional and formal levels, but on the substantive level, which demands relying on knowledge and systematic staff work, the political echelon's position is weakened and loses its validity.

Introducing the military echelon in Israel as an epistemic authority regarding the violent confrontation and the main outlines of the military knowledge development process might clarify why the absence of the required dialogue between the echelons and the weakness of the intellectual effort increased the military's influence over the shaping of Israeli conflict-management strategy. The argument's validity and its explanatory power can be found relevant for other countries whose militaries are deeply involved in the management of LIC.     

无人机载多传感器集成与数据融合

介绍了无人机在情报、监视和侦察(ISR)领域的作用,分析研究了无人机(UAV)载传感器的种类、特点、集成特性及组合使用方式,说明了无人机载多传感器集成与数据融合的优点、功能组成.针对无人机载传感器的特点分析了多传感器组合、体系结构和特点,介绍了其主要算法,提出了发展趋势.     

新消防法背景下消防责任事故罪之思考

随着现实的快速变化,我国刑法关于消防责任事故罪的规定越来越显现出弊端,亟须修改完善。分析了现行消防责任事故罪存在的问题,提出了修改完善的建议。     

重点目标防空作战中多预警机协同探测空域配置

针对重点目标防空作战中预警机空域配置问题,构建了多预警机阵位选择和架数优化配置模型.通过分析重点目标预警线划分,确定预警机防空作战具体任务,从而构建其阵位选择量化模型,并以此为基础,提出了一种在确保自身安全且充分发挥预警机固有探测威力前提下的多预警机并立航线和串接航线空域配置量化模型.实例运算结果表明,该模型能够对比分...     

弹炮一体化防空系统的服务概率模型

弹炮一体化防空系统是未来高技术局部战争中应急机动部队的主要防空武器。首先给出了弹炮一体化防空系统服务概率的定义 ,然后通过研究这种防空武器对目标服务过程的特点 ,建立了服务概率计算模型 ,为评价这种防空武器的射击能力和系统效能 ,提供了必要的分析手段     

国外歼击机的发展趋势

歼击机是空中攻击的一种重要手段 ,国外很重视歼击机的研制和改进。研制新型多动能歼击机 ,改进已服役的第三代歼击机是主要发展方向。文章概述了为提高歼击机作战能力所采用的新技术和新的机载武器