Remaking the military industrial relationship: A French‐American comparison

Defense industrial complexes in leading Cold War nations have downsized and reallocated resources to other productive activities in the 1990s. In this paper, we analyze the experience of two key countries ‐ the US and France. Comparing the two countries, we find similar outcomes in budgetary retrenchment and large firm restructuring but marked differences in the pace of downsizing and diversification among small and medium‐sized firms. We hypothesize that three sets of contextual differences may explain these differences: 1) institutional differences in the way that the State bureaucracies ‐ the Pentagon and the French Délégation générale pour l'armement (DGA) ‐ oversee defense industrial matters, 2) differences in military industry ownership and firm size patterns, and 3) differences in the regional distribution of defense industrial capacity and associated regional policies. In closing, we note that the two countries’ defense industrial complexes are becoming more alike and speculate on the significance of invidious competition and interactions between them. We address briefly the future of French/American arms industrial competition and cooperation, given the trend towards transnational security arrangements and defense industry globalization     

Stopping Nuclear Traffic

The exploits of the A.Q. Khan nuclear network have received significant attention in the last three years. Gordon Corera's recent book, Shopping for Bombs, is an important addition to the existing literature. In this book, the author explores how Khan became a nuclear supplier and why his network was able to flourish for so many years. In his analysis, Corera examines relevant domestic and international political circumstances that affected Khan's rise and ultimate fall. The author also gives a compelling account of the international investigation that shut down this network in 2004 and warns that Khan's network will not be the last to challenge international nonproliferation regimes. Despite a few gaps in the book's narrative and analysis, Shopping for Bombs is an important source of insight into the activities of Khan and his network.     

Notes on Cataneo's Scale,Some Gunners' Daggers and a Gunners' Rule

Abstract

Cataneo's scale, published in 1571, relates the weight of shot to the internal muzzle diameter of guns ranging between 0.04–0.21 m. Plots of calculated shot density versus muzzle diameter suggest that diameters of 0.10 m and above apply to iron shot and those below apply to lead and lead/iron composite shot. Similar plots are used to compare Cataneo's scale with other contemporary scales and with scales engraved on the blades of five Italian gunners' daggers dating to around 1650. Variations and errors in the daggers' scales might suggest a symbolic rather than a practical role; nevertheless there is remarkable consistency with Cataneo's scale in the shape of the plots in spite of the considerable length of time after its publication. A simple wooden scale from the Spanish Armada ship La Trinidad Valencera also confirms to Cataneo's general pattern although there appears to be a fundamental error in its mathematical construction.     

界面热阻对金刚石/银复合材料导热率的影响

研究了金刚石／银复合材料的导热率与金刚石的含量、粒度等之间的关系,着重讨论了界面热阻对复合材料导热率的影响。并阐述了金刚石表面镀钛,能有效改善金刚石对银的润湿性,降低界面热阻,从而提高金刚石／银复合材料的导热率。     

大学英语四、六级考试最新改革特点及对策研究

2013年最新改革后的大学英语四、六级考试,在考试内容、分值比例和难度系数等方面都作了诸多调整,呈现出新的特点。结合此次改革特点和对某军校150名学员展开的问卷调查,提出三大对策：利用考试“反拔效应”,引发学员对于输出性技能的重视;充分重视翻译策略讲解,加强中国文化渗透;努力培养学员自主学习意识养成,提高学员自我听力训练量。     

图书馆用户服务的创新转型

网络信息技术的发展,给图书馆带来了巨大变革。图书馆为顺应时代发展积极采取各种措施,实现了组织方式、工作方式和服务方式等多方面的改革与创新。但是,如何从“信息用户”和“信息服务”方面进行组织、开发、交流和提供的状态,使用户以多种方式获取信息、处理信息,还面临许多问题。从图书馆用户需求的变化和图书馆服务模式变革等方面看,通过不断推出新的工作方式和服务形式,可以催生出新兴图书馆业态,促进图书馆多元化趋势的快速发展。     

导弹初始大角度转弯复合控制研究

基于直接力/气动力复合控制方法,研究了导弹初始快速大角度转弯问题。给出了直/气复合控制回路稳定性分析方法,并应用极点配置求得系统控制参数。最后对直/气复合控制回路稳定性进行了分析,对其时域跟踪进行了数学仿真。仿真结果表明,提出的控制方法可以提高系统转弯快速性,验证了复合控制方法的可行性。     

Capable Companies or Changing Markets? Explaining the Export Performance of Firms in the Defence Industry

The paper presents an analysis of the factors explaining the export performance of firms in the defence sector. We focus on the case of Norway, and make use of two complementary methodologies: the first is based on econometric firm-level data analysis for the whole population of defence companies, and the second is based on qualitative case study research on the three most important defence export products (weapon stations, ammunition and electronics). Our empirical results highlight the importance of four major success factors for exporting firms: (1) the participation in offset agreements; (2) the ability to focus on their set of core competencies; (3) their R&D activities and interactions with the public S&T system; and (4) demand opportunities and, relatedly, user-producer interactions.     

Ukrainian and Belorussian dimensions of Turkmenistan foreign policy: small states in a multipolar world

As the USA continues to decline both in relative and absolute terms, the global order emerges where no center of power exists. This creates a complicated and instable geopolitical situation where small states could act behind the back of the great powers. The relationship between Turkmenistan and Ukraine is the example of this sort of relationship. Whereas Ukraine wants to get cheap gas, Turkmenistan wants to find the way to sell its gas to the West. It looks as though both countries pay little attention to Russian objection and act without direct help from either the USA or other great powers.     

基于移频卷积的合成孔径雷达干扰技术研究

针对合成孔径雷达(SAR)信号存在着距离和多普勒频率之间耦合的特点,提出了一种利用DRFM进行SAR雷达信号的存储,并加入多普勒频移进行脉冲叠加噪声卷积的SAR干扰新方法.通过真目标回波与滞后方向的假目标回波交叠,形成了类似于噪声的距离维压制干扰;在复制的干扰脉冲上叠加一个窄带的噪声信号,造成方位维的模糊来进行方位维干扰,达到对SAR的二维相参压制干扰效果.