The Problem of Weak Nuclear States

Governments are increasingly recognizing the problem posed by internally weak nuclear-capable states. The problem, however, is under-theorized. This article brings together literature on sovereignty and international order, the nonproliferation regime, and weak states, and introduces new concepts to provide a more structured understanding of this problem. Insight comes from focusing attention on the function and governance of two nuclear estates (termed the production and operational estates), and on their resilience to decay and disorder occurring within the state and society. Drawing on empirical observation, the authors suggest a typology of weakness in nuclear states, involving state fragmentation typified by the former Soviet Union, the “hard weak state” typified by North Korea, and the internally conflicted state typified by Pakistan. Although these types give rise to distinctive difficulties, their alleviation depends heavily on the maintenance of internal authority within the state and estates, the presence or absence of cooperative relations, and the international regulatory framework's vitality.     

Regular and irregular forces in conflict: nineteenth century insurgencies in South America

ABSTRACT

In the decades following independence from Spain, ‘civil wars’ ravaged the newly established polities in South America. Former vice-regal capitals inherited a larger portion of the colonial administration and had larger economic resources and a hegemonic project they were able to have permanent and professional armed forces, capable of leading the offensive and giving battle following the European rules of military art. The central hypothesis of this work is that there is a necessary relationship between the shape of these asymmetrical conflicts, their outcome and the political territorial configuration of each country in post-revolutionary Spanish America. When permanent armies took over from local militias, the capital kept the integrity of its territories and there was a tendency towards political centralization. When this did not happen and the militias managed to find a way to defeat their centralizing enemies, the local powers had an opportunity to renegotiate their participation in the political body, and sought to maintain their independence, which was manifest in federal agreements, otherwise a process of territorial fragmentation began. More than a difference between regular and irregular forces there was one between intermittent, and permanent mobilization.     

基于北斗、短波的高精度时钟系统研究与设计

介绍了北斗、短波授时技术;对高稳恒温晶振及其频率特性进行分析的基础上,设计了一种基于北斗卫星、短波无线电授时的高精度时钟系统;该系统通过利用北斗接收处理模块、短波授时接收模块得到的秒脉冲信号、时间信息,经过延迟修正处理、脉冲滤波、脉冲补偿、脉冲统计得到标准的秒脉冲信号,实现对恒温晶振频率的校准,获得一个短期及长期频率稳定度都比较优良的时间频率标准,同时利用校频后恒温晶振分频出的1pps信号对时间芯片进行校准,对外输出高精度时间信息;对恒温晶振校频系统的基本工作原理及部分模块电路图进行了说明,试验结果表明,在时间不长于1h内,频率准确度优于1×10-10;该系统实用方便的方法达到了将晶体振荡器校准到较高指标的目的。     

弹丸初速对磁阻型线圈发射器发射性能的影响分析

通过设置弹丸初速并研究其对单级磁阻型线圈发射器发射性能的影响,模拟分析前一级线圈弹丸出口速度对后一级线圈发射性能影响的规律;利用Ansoft有限元仿真软件进行了动态仿真,得到弹丸初速对单级磁阻型线圈发射器驱动电流、驱动线圈感应电压、电磁力、弹丸出VI速度、弹丸位移及能量转换效率等影响的规律．研究表明：弹丸初速越大,经过单级线圈加速后弹丸出口速度也越大,但弹丸出口速度增量减小;随着弹丸初速增大,能量转换效率呈现先增大后减小的趋势．     

MIMO雷达信号检测前跟踪算法及性能

针对雷达目标检测中,弱小目标雷达截面积小,目标角闪烁以及目标受噪声和杂波影响比较大,基于序列检测的检测前跟踪算法是在MIMO雷达信号一般似然比检测的基础上提出来的,它能够克服强杂波噪声对信号检测的影响,在低信号杂波比的情况下滤除杂波点,实现了对弱小目标的检测。仿真实验证明,在虚警概率相同的条件下,算法的性能优于似然比检测方法。     

一种改进的跳频信号信道化检测方法

在通信对抗中,对目标跳频信号进行有效检测是对该信号进行后续处理及实施干扰的前提,利用信道化检测方法实现对跳频信号的盲检测。侦察方作为通信非协作接收者,无法与目标信号发送端实现时间同步,导致信道化检测方法性能不佳,针对此问题,提出一种简单高效的判决门限改进算法。仿真结果表明:采用改进算法,虚警概率显著降低,在信噪比大于-2 dB时检测概率有一定的提高。最后给出了关于进一步提高信道化检测方法性能的几点策略。     

改进Costas环的GPS载波跟踪环路

针对高动态环境下载波信号会产生较大多普勒频移而导致跟踪环路失锁的问题,对其基带信号进行双向限幅以改进Costas环的鉴相特性。同时,采用叉积型鉴频器,通过频率牵引使捕获后的频差达到跟踪模块的工作范围,并根据对锁相环和锁频环的特性分析及其各自的优缺点,选择锁频环辅助锁相环的复合结构。仿真试验结果表明,在高动态环境下(运动速度1 200 m/s)该跟踪环可以快速跟踪卫星信号,即时误差趋近于0,且当加速度达到40 g以上时,经过该复合环跟踪后的多普勒频移比传统锁相环减小了50%以上。     

分布式到达时间控制器装备维修任务实时调度方法

战时装备维修企业的生产环境呈现出更多的不确定性,合理安排维修任务来适应这种不确定性使实际修复时间与计划时间偏差最小是什么重要的。为此,提出了一种面向准时制造的实时生产调度方法,这种生产调度系统有多个独立的智能体,每个智能体通过到达时间控制器和仿真系统的反馈来调整对应维修任务的到达时间,然后通过先来先服务的调度规则确认维修任务顺序,目标是使得整个装备维修系统的提前拖期最小。仿真实验表明该方法在保证近优性能的情况下,具有良好的抗干扰能力,并且可以实现实时生产调度,是一种比较实用的实时生产调度方法。