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.     

地面防空目标优化分配问题研究

在多年来从事指挥自动化系统研究的基础上,对地面防空目标分配中的若干问题进行了研究。其中包括多目标通道地空导弹武器系统杀伤区的确定,各火力单位相对于飞机类、导弹类目标的射击诸元计算,目标优化分配模型的建立及其求解。     

基于作战能力的装备保障方法

分析了传统的武器装备保障方法对战时保障的不足,提出了基于作战能力的装备保障方法,阐明了该方法的主要思想.研究了通过建立任务-作战能力-装备及其功能结构之间的关联关系,识别装备保障需求的方法,并讨论了基于作战能力的装备保障中使用保障方案评价、维修保障方案评价、装备使用调配等重要问题.该方法的研究为一体化联合作战模式下装备保障研究工作建立了总的理论框架.     

机载武器控制系统算法研究

机载武器控制系统的算法是其软件部分的核心,算法的最终目的是保证在一定的条件下实现最有利的武器运用方案。将机载武器控制系统的算法分为四个不同的子算法,对每一子算法的建立方法进行了描述,最后得到形成执行命令的算法,即武器运用方案执行命令分配及形成的算法。     

一种适用于地面防空武器群的整体电子反对抗能力评估方法

应用雷达反电子对抗(ECCM)模糊矩阵、雷达和各类光电定位器材的作战可用度以及电磁环境的模糊分类等手段,提出了一种地面防空武器群整体反电子对抗能力的评估方法。     

鱼雷武器系统效能评价数学模型

如何建立鱼雷武器系统的效能(Effectiveness)评价模型,是当前研究的新课题。本文给出这个数学模型,并讨论了其工程用法。     

系统效能综合建模方法研究

在介绍了几种常见的武器系统效能建模方法之后,提出了一种综合采用解析计算、仿真、层次分析、模糊评判、专家评估等手段来建立效能模型的方法     

武器控制系统的核心部件功能耦合部件

论述了功能耦合部件的功能、组成,及对部件各组合件工作电路的情况,详细分析了功能耦合部件的工作原理。阐明武器控制系统通过功能耦合部件与火控系统进行信息交换,从而实现了对武器的正确控制。     

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.