Deterrence Beyond Downunder: Australia and US Security Guarantees since 1955

ABSTRACT

From 1944 to 1973 Australia attempted to acquire atomic weaponry. This ambition was driven by the desire to contribute to defending British interests in Asia, fears of invasion by China, Indonesia, and Japan, great-power war, and the belief that nuclear weapons were merely bigger and better conventional weapons, that they would proliferate, and that US security assurances lacked credibility. Although the pursuit of the bomb was eventually abandoned, this was not the result of US assurances. Rather, geopolitical changes in Australia’s environment meant that a major attack on the continent was unlikely to occur outside the context of a confrontation between the US, China, and the Soviet Union. This article argues that Australia may soon have to rethink its policies towards US extended deterrence and instead focus on developing its own deterrent.     

Merely ‘Docile Self-Deception’? German Experiences with Nuclear Consultation in NATO

ABSTRACT

Recent nuclear-weapons-related consultation in NATO within the framework of the Defence and Deterrence Posture Review sheds light on historical experiences with nuclear consultation in NATO. In the early years of the Nuclear Planning Group (NPG), which became the main forum for multilateral nuclear consultation in the alliance, developing a nuclear weapons first use doctrine was of particular importance. This process led to the adoption of the Provisional Political Guidelines (PPGs) on the threat to initiate the use of nuclear weapons. With a focus on West Germany as the primary addressee of the NPG, it will be postulated that nuclear consultation functioned and may still be seen as an essential tool to manage the credibility of US extended nuclear deterrence in the framework of NATO.     

热障涂层厚度及其涂敷下材料内部缺陷的红外定量识别

针对热障涂层结构材料红外定量检测存在的不足,提出基于脉冲相位的LM(LevenbergMarquardt)识别算法。针对研究问题,建立了轴对称圆柱坐标下热障涂层结构材料的瞬态导热模型,利用有限体积法计算出检测表面的温度场,经快速傅里叶变换得到检测表面的相位分布,分析待检测参数对检测表面相位差的影响。以相位为识别条件,采用LM反演算法对热障涂层厚度及其涂敷下材料内部缺陷位置大小进行定量识别,并采用数值实验方法验证了基于相位的LM识别方法的有效性。     

导弹批量测试仿真研究

针对现存导弹批量测试中存在的问题,采用离散仿真方法,论证了在不改变现有测试规程,而适当增加测试工位,优化测试流程,可显著缩短批量导弹测试时间,提高快速反应能力和生存能力.仿真系统可对多个不同方案论证,生成的横道图可直接用于测试组织指挥.     

正态总体下分布参数的Bayes序贯估计

论述正态总体分布参数的序贯估计和Bayes序贯估计问题。在Stein的双子样序贯估计的基础上 ,构造了Bayes双子样序贯估计 ,并作了剖析。此外 ,为了适应当前试验场地“试试看看 ,看看试试”的试验分析和鉴定的需要 ,给出了以序贯Bayes检验为基本出发点 ,使检验和序贯估计相联合的分析方法     

核动力装置人机系统可靠性数字仿真研究

对核动力装置人机系统进行了可靠性数字仿真研究,将人的因素和设备的安全性、可靠性、维护性及其它参数进行综合平衡,研制出可靠性较高的系统,并在其使用维护中获得最佳的有效性.     

车辆悬挂系统扭杆弹簧疲劳寿命的统计分析

本文对车辆悬挂系统扭杆弹簧的寿命作了统计分析,得到服从形状参数m=1.5～2.0的威布尔分布.论证了把可靠度R(t)=0.9的工作寿命作为规范中所规定的额定寿命值的合理性,同时对影响其寿命的若干因素进行了讨论.     

C~3I系统仿真技术研究

针对Ｃ￣３Ｉ系统仿真基本技术特点,文章重点对Ｃ￣３Ｉ仿真程序基本结构、通用ＧＰＳＳ－Ｆ仿其语言编程特点及存在问题进行了研究。对Ｃ￣３Ｉ系统仿真设计与实现有参考价值。     

核电站运行诊断系统探讨

根据国外核电站诊断系统的现状,简要叙述其基本组成及工作过程,分析了运行诊断系统在核动力方面的应用前景,提出了加强核电站运行诊断系统应用有效性的几个问题。     

某型空空导弹控制舱检测设备设计

对某型空空导弹控制舱检测设备进行了总体设计。采用8031单片机,提出各类参数的检测方案,并对系统采取了抗干扰措施。