The Hydrogen Bomb,Lewis L. Strauss and the Writing of Nuclear History

In January 1950 President Harry S. Truman announced that the United States would proceed with further work to determine the feasibility of a ‘Super’, or hydrogen, bomb. The events leading up to that decision – counter-pressures and advocacy from a number of quarters, including the divided Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), the nuclear scientists, Congress and the Pentagon – is well known. Less attention has been given to how the story of the Super came to be told in official and popular publications. Admiral Lewis L. Strauss, rogue member of the AEC, later presidential adviser on atomic affairs and AEC chairman, was one of the most vigorous advocates of developing thermonuclear weapons. He was also a highly skilled player of bureaucratic politics. This article draws upon the Strauss archives to examine how he used his position and his contacts to shape the history of the H-bomb to his own political advantage.     

Chinese Theater and Strategic Missile Force Modernization and its Implications for the United States

The People's Republic of China (PRC), no longer content with its longstanding ‘minimalist’ nuclear posture and strategy, is enhancing the striking power and survivability of its theater and strategic missile forces and rethinking its nuclear doctrine in ways that may pose serious challenges for the United States. Although the modernization of Chinese nuclear and missile forces may ultimately result in greater strategic deterrence stability, this change will not come about immediately or automatically. Indeed, it is entirely possible that China's growing missile capabilities could decrease crisis stability under certain circumstances, especially in the event of a US–China conflict over Taiwan.     

黄页服务的合同网在编队武器目标分配中的应用

海上舰艇编队协同作战面临的环境日益复杂,其武器目标分配呈现出了多智能体系统的涌现性、协同性和动态性.将编队武器目标分配问题转化成多智能体系统来研究,根据黄页概念建立了编队武器智能体的黄页服务,运用基于黄页服务的合同网协议实现了编队范围内的武器目标分布式分配.     

On the Road to the 2015 NPT Review Conference

The second session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference (RevCon) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) highlighted two issues in particular—progress toward a Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction–Free Zone and the Joint Statement on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons—that may not only greatly affect the health and vitality of the NPT and the 2015 RevCon, but possibly also have implications for the international nonproliferation regime as a whole. Dr. William Potter, director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, interviewed Ambassador Cornel Feruta, chairman of the 2013 PrepCom, to discuss these and other issues related to the meeting and the future of the treaty and its review process.     

Economic Competition and Nuclear Cooperation

The number of bilateral nuclear cooperation agreements surged during the “nuclear renaissance” of the past decade. This proliferation is only partially explained by the prevailing approaches that focus on strategic imperatives. To supplement these explanations, this study draws on neoliberal models of economic competition to posit that bilateral agreement negotiations also exhibit conditions of “uncoordinated interdependence” and maneuvering to gain market share. Case evidence suggests the contours of supplier state bids for civilian assistance are determined at least as much by considerations about economic competition as they are by positive strategic goals. In addition, this study identifies several cases of cooperation where there appears to be little or no strategic motive for export agreements. The study concludes that patterns of economic competition and the influence of peers in defined competitive spaces alter material payoffs and impact policies. It also identifies a surprising role for principled restraint in dampening strategic and economic competition in some dyads.     

The Moral Dimension of “Global Zero”

Regrettably, moral arguments are largely absent from the current debate on nuclear disarmament. Indeed, complementing politico-strategic thinking with ethical categories could significantly strengthen the abolitionist call. To fill the gap, this article analyzes the evolution of the nuclear ethics of the Roman Catholic Church and especially its position on nuclear deterrence. If this strategy was granted interim and strictly conditioned moral acceptance during the Cold War, nuclear deterrence is today increasingly considered ineffective, an obstacle to genuine disarmament, and hence morally unjustifiable. In the new security context, the conditions for the Catholic Church's “interim nuclear ethics” have altered, and nuclear disarmament has become a feasible option and an alternative strategy to deterrence.     

间瞄武器模拟终端火力裁决概率问题研究

在信息主导,火力主战的背景下,间瞄火力的效能发挥对战争的胜负起着至关重要的作用。而实兵对抗训练中,间瞄火力打击效能的评估一直以来缺乏有效的理论依据,影响间瞄火力裁决的科学决策。文章结合间瞄武器模拟终端的使用,根据间瞄火炮打击的特点规律,用面火力射击数学模型推导出间瞄火炮射击的毁伤概率公式,该公式可以为间瞄武器模拟终端的火力毁伤概率的确定提供理论依据。     

美军武器装备维修与保障现状及其启示

信息化时代,武器装备的维修及保障呈现出新的特点。美军在武器装备的维修及保障方面走在世界前列。文章介绍美军武器装备的一些新兴维修及保障方式。     

火箭助飞鱼雷发控及弹道仿真

针对水面舰艇反潜武器系统研制、火箭助飞鱼雷作战使用研究中对助飞鱼雷的仿真需求,重点研究了助飞鱼雷发射控制仿真方法和空中弹道仿真方法,突破了不同工况不同射程下发动机关机时间建模技术、保证大范围飞行一致性的火箭自适应控制器设计技术。应用表明,所形成的助飞鱼雷武器通道仿真模型能有效模拟助飞鱼雷从发射控制到弹道航行到命中目标的全过程以及作战效果,能够支撑助飞鱼雷发控算法研究以及作战使用研究。     

新型舰炮武器系统的自动检测系统

阐述了某新型舰炮武器系统应用仿真技术、控制技术、网络技术和信息处理技术实现自动检测,以及自动检测系统的组成和工作原理。用内模拟仿真驱动技术,实现了舰炮武器系统全自动工作方式下的点迹提取、航迹建立、目标识别、威胁判断、目标指示、捕获跟踪、求解射击诸元,全系统动态联动精度在线评估,以及在线实时故障检测。为海军新装备的操作、使用和维护提供了有效的技术手段。将提高系统可维性和生命力。