The stability of the nuclear nonproliferation norm: a critique of norm-contestation theory

This article argues that the nuclear nonproliferation norm (NNPN) is a social fact with a relatively independent life of its own and that it has a powerful impact on the behavior of both nuclear-weapon states (NWS) and non-nuclear-weapon states (NNWS). It challenges the application of critical constructivist research on norms to the NNPN and the idea that its legitimacy and structural power depend on contestation “all the way down.” State and non-state actors play an important role in explaining the dynamics of the NNPN, but agential constructivism runs the danger of “throwing the baby out with the bath water,” neglecting the structural impact of the NNPN on state behavior. The article examines the limitations of norm-contestation theory, arguing that some norms are more resistant to contestation than others. The NNPN is more difficult to contest than new norms (such as the Responsibility to Protect) because it is rooted in fifty years of nonproliferation nuclear diplomacy. The US-India nuclear deal is not a case of “norm change” but a violation of the NNPN. The “core” of the NNPN has not changed since the US-India nuclear deal. The conflict confronting NWS and NNWS is about the implementation of “type 2” norms (organizing principles) and “type 3” norms (standardized procedures), and not about the “hard core” of the NNPN.     

Mirror,mirror on the wall,who is the most offensive of them all? – Explaining the offensive bias in military tactical thinking

This article explores why the offensive predominates military tactical thinking. With survey results showing an offensive bias among 60 per cent of senior Swedish officers and as many as 80 per cent in the case of the army, it is clear that this is not just a problem of the past but is equally relevant today. The article asks why there is a tendency to perceive and understand offensive tactics as the preferred choice and the way to conduct battle that should be encouraged and preferred. Drawing on existing research and the findings of a pilot study, ten propositions for why the offensive bias exists are tested using a mixed-method approach. Based on the findings, the article develops a model to understand why the offensive dominates military tactical thinking. It is found that the two key constitutive factors behind the offensive bias are military culture and education. These factors most directly and profoundly influence an officer’s identity, perceptions, and thinking. Military culture and education, in turn, work as a prism for four other factors: military history, the theory and principles of war, doctrine and TTPs, and psychological factors.     

On gamma estimation via matrix kriging

In financial engineering, sensitivities of derivative prices (also known as the Greeks) are important quantities in risk management, and stochastic gradient estimation methods are used to estimate them given the market parameters. In practice, the surface (function) of the Greeks with respect to the underlying parameters is much more desired, because it can be used in real‐time risk management. In this paper, we consider derivatives with multiple underlying assets, and propose three stochastic kriging‐based methods, the element‐by‐element, the importance mapping, and the Cholesky decomposition, to fit the surface of the gamma matrix that can fulfill the time constraint and the precision requirement in real‐time risk management. Numerical experiments are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.     

电磁发射弹丸飞行弹道仿真

针对电磁发射弹丸飞行弹道进行仿真研究,在建立刚体六自由度飞行弹道模型的基础上,采用时频分析和涡流分析方法,建立电磁-动力学耦合模型分析弹丸出膛时由于膛内振动带来的炮口扰动,采用动网格技术建立电磁-气动耦合模型分析弹托分离产生的气动扰动,从而得到了电磁发射弹丸的飞行弹道模型。以得克萨斯大学先进技术研究所设计的IAT-HVP为例,仿真分析了弹丸以1117 m/s初速、0°射角出膛时弹丸出口扰动对弹体速度和气动特性的影响,并得到其飞行200 m的弹道曲线。仿真结果表明,受电磁发射一体化弹丸出口扰动的影响,弹体落点相比理想弹道产生了24%的偏差,其中炮口扰动引起的偏差最大,其次是弹托分离。     

反电动势对无扰载荷航天器精确定向的影响

无扰载荷航天器中非接触式作动器反电动势会引起有效载荷模块与支持模块之间的耦合,影响有效载荷模块的精确定向性能。通过建立无扰载荷航天器的耦合动力学模型,分析非接触式作动器反电动势对有效载荷模块精确定向性能的影响。考虑六支杆立方构型无扰载荷接口,结合拉格朗日方程和牛顿欧拉方法建立有效载荷模块平台动力学模型。推导非接触式作动器的输出力模型,并引入有效载荷模块平台动力学模型,给出考虑非接触式作动器反电动势的耦合动力学模型。将支持模块上飞轮动静不平衡引起的谐振作为干扰力矩,建立了无扰载荷航天器在轨定向状态的Simulink仿真模型。仿真结果表明,反电动势系数越大,干扰力矩对有效载荷模块的影响越大,有效载荷模块精确定向精度越低。     

某型飞机短周期模态特性分析

对纵向短周期模态方程进行了推导和简化,分析了短周期模态的成因和影响的因素,以某型飞机为例计算了本体的短周期模态参数变化规律,分析了其不足,并提出改进方法并进行了计算验证,得到了较好的结果。     

对接组合体初始姿态影响的建模研究

建立了对接过程对组合体初始姿态影响的解析与数值模型。解析模型采用相对于整体质心的动量矩定理,给出了对接完成后组合体姿态角速度计算的解析表达式。结合追踪器的绝对运动方程和目标器的相对运动方程,建立了基于对接动力学的数值模型。通过单一偏差和组合偏差两种算例,对解析和数值模型得到的组合体初始姿态角速度进行了对比分析。计算结果表明,两种模型绝对偏差在0.07°/s以内,相对偏差在10%以内,另外给出了两种模型在工程任务中各自的适用阶段。     

两种捆绑火箭弹性振动建模方法对比分析及其对姿控系统的影响

针对长助推和短助推两种类型捆绑火箭的不同模态特点,分析了两者弹性振动建模方法的区别和联系,在此基础上建立了某型固体捆绑火箭姿态动力学新模型,模型中基于有限元法导出了弹性振动方程,基于该模型对箭体复杂弹性振动引起的通道间耦合进行了研究,采用逆Nyquist阵列法进行设计。结果表明,该模型能更准确地反映捆绑火箭纵、横、扭耦合运动特性;新模型三通道之间存在弹性耦合,但耦合矩阵具有对角优势性质,采用逆Nyquist阵列法进行姿控系统设计是有效的,仿真结果表明设计的控制器可行,能够取得比较好的性能。     

牵顶伞对大型降落伞抽打现象的作用

对某大型降落伞系统的拉直过程进行多阶段、多有限段和多自由度的动力学建模。通过仿真研究了牵顶伞和剥离带等改进措施对主伞拉直后伞衣抽打现象影响,重点分析比较了带与不带牵顶伞时伞衣位形、抽打速度、偏离距离等参数的变化,分析结果可为大型降落伞的工程设计、改进和使用提供理论支持。     

极化域-空域联合估计在反辐射导弹抗诱偏中的应用研究

提出了将极化阵列应用到反辐射导引头上,导引头利用目标与诱饵的极化差异,采用极化域-空域联合估计方法抗诱偏。首先,利用波达方向矩阵法,估算出雷达与诱饵的空间二维到达角和极化参数,将估算出来的二维到达角信息为反辐射导引头提供导引,极化参数用来鉴别雷达与诱饵,从而达到抗诱偏的目的。然后,结合导弹运动方程及导引方程对反辐射导弹抗三点源诱偏进行了全弹道数字仿真,并且采用Monte-Carlo方法对全弹道仿真进行了多次实验,仿真结果证明了将极化域-空域联合估计应用于反辐射导引头抗诱偏的可行性。