RELIABLE ENERGY SUPPLY AND NONPROLIFERATION

The phenomenon of global warming has led to a revival of the prospects for increased nuclear energy production worldwide, yet such increased production carries with it the increased risk of proliferation. To mitigate this risk, various multinational arrangements have been proposed to provide reliable supply of nuclear fuel while at the same time discouraging the construction of national plants for nuclear enrichment and reprocessing. This article provides a brief history of some of these proposals and concludes that the likelihood of success for such schemes as effective tools for nonproliferation is not high at this time. A proposal from the World Council on Renewable Energy to expand the understanding of supplier obligations under Article IV of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) to include the development of non-nuclear energy technologies for NPT parties in good standing is potentially a much better nonproliferation tool. Such an approach tracks the ideas contained in Title V of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, which has recently received revived congressional interest.     

NUCLEAR WEAPONS AS THE CURRENCY OF POWER

There are important similarities between the pattern of behavior Karl Marx identified with respect to commodities—a pattern he called “fetishism”—and the pattern of behavior identified in this article with respect to military force. Marx identified money as the mature expression of commodity fetishism; the author identifies nuclear weapons as the mature expression of the fetishism of force. As such, nuclear weapons function as the currency of power in the international system. This article lays out a theory of nuclear fetishism by adapting four themes that are characteristic of the pattern of behavior known as fetishism: materiality, historicality, efficacy, and reification. By applying these categories to the fetishism of nuclear weapons, the author shows that nuclear weapons represent a new social form consistent with, yet distinct from, other fetish objects.     

SAVING THE NPT

For more than forty years, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has provided major security benefits to the international community; however, the treaty is suffering from internal and external pressures, and benign neglect on the part of its members is undermining its authority. To ensure the treaty's continued viability, it is time for member states to start showing the NPT the respect it deserves and to renew their commitments to its fundamental purposes. Achieving this requires remedial action in at least four areas of vulnerability: reinvigorating nuclear disarmament; strengthening nonproliferation; overcoming the NPT's institutional deficit; and fostering a rapprochement between NPT and non-NPT states that does not abandon the goal of treaty universalization. There is still time before the 2010 NPT Review Conference for concerted action to restore the NPT's vitality and for the United States to resume its leadership role on behalf of the treaty and its membership.     

Reforming the notion of national sovereignty by external intervention

In principle, national sovereignty is the right of a nation to govern its internal affairs without foreign interference. In practice, it is defined by one's interpretation of international law, which may permit legal external intervention under some circumstances, ultimately removing a nation's sovereignty. This paper will examine the current system of international law outlined by the United Nations, analyse the ambiguities contained within its Charter and elaborate on how external intervention can be justified. The case-study of recent developments related to Libya will demonstrate that the manner in which international law is interpreted is changing the notion of principles of sovereignty.     

A Rejoinder to Peter M. Sales

This analytical article asks the question: to what degree did the media contribute to the Rwandan genocide and what might have been done about it? In examining the historical development of mass media in Rwanda, this paper argues that while hate media clearly contributed to the dynamics that led to genocide, its role should not be overstated. While it is commonly believed that hate media was a major cause of the genocide, instead it was a part of a larger social process. The use of violent discourse was at least as important as, for example, the availability of weapons in carrying out the genocide. Put another way, violent discourse was necessary but not sufficient by itself to cause the genocide of 1994. In arguing this thesis, Rwandan history is examined to demonstrate the processes of communication in the formation of destructive attitudes and behaviour. Next, analysis of the methods and content of propaganda campaigns is discussed. Finally, an overview of the requirements and organizations for third parties to conduct international communication interventions is presented in the last section.     

论我军国际形象传播的阻隔与认同

推进国际传播能力建设,创新对外宣传方式,加强话语体系建设,着力打造融通中外的新概念新范畴新表述,讲好中国故事,建构和传播中国军队形象的过程中,对外传播先进文化、先进的军事文化,传播好中国声音,以增强在国际上的话语权。文章研究建构和传播中国军队形象的过程中,如何提升中国军队的国际形象,加强对外传播的有效性,用世界听得懂的语言、使用新媒体传播国家军队的先进文化。     

一种新的动态信道化接收机设计方法

针对复杂电磁环境中存在多个非均匀分布的、不同带宽的信号的情况,提出一种新的动态信道化接收机设计方法。设计一个半带滤波器,并通过内插运算压缩它的频率响应,形成周期频谱;对输入信号进行滤波,同时使原信号经过一定延迟后减去滤波后的信号,形成两路在频谱上互补的信号;用均匀分析滤波器组对得到的两路信号分别进行滤波分解处理,实现监视频段的均匀信道化;根据能量检测结果将属于同一信号的相邻子信道信号作为下一步重构处理的输入,并设计出相应的综合滤波器组提取信号。理论分析和仿真结果验证了新方法的有效性。     

BTT 导弹自动驾驶仪的多变量频域法解耦设计

研究了一种耦合严重的ＢＴＴ 导弹偏航－滚动通道非方阵模型的自动驾驶仪的设计问题。首先采用内闭环回路法对模型进行了方阵化, 然后采用基于奈奎斯特阵列法思想的多变量频域法进行了设计。仿真表明了自动驾驶仪设计的解耦效果明显     

基于小波分析的柴油机燃油系统故障诊断研究

提出了一种基于小波变换的柴油机燃油系统故障诊断方法。利用夹持在高压油管上的传感器对高压油管外壁弹性变形进行检测,在12150L柴油机喷油泵实验台上进行了大量的实验,对测得的高压油管压力波形进行小波变换,提取反映燃油系统故障状态的特征向量,通过特征参数的变化能有效地诊断燃油系统的各种典型故障。     

神经网络在自行火炮发动机燃油系统故障诊断中的应用

在讨论神经网络快速算法的基础上,研究了自行火炮发动机燃油供给系统几种常见故障的诊断方法,并在发动机实际运行中进行试验,结果表明,神经网络的采用使诊断模型具有智能化特点,用于发动机故障诊断效果是明显的。