The Nuclear Notebook is researched and written by the staff of Federation American Scientists’ Information Project: director Hans M. Kristensen, senior research associate Matt Korda, Eliana Johns. column has been published in Bulletin Atomic Scientists since 1987. This issue’s reviews status France’s nuclear arsenal finds that stockpile approximately 290 warheads remained stable recent years, b...

Abstract The application of the actual flight data aircraft into post identification and analysis its parameters not only helps verify model on ballistic parameters, but is also utmost significance for assessing accuracy launching missiles projectiles. To address issue coupling time-varying such as thrust mass flow, engine are separated from aerodynamic based combustion chamber. intersection be...

Since the introduction of the term “wound ballistics”[1,2] indicating the study of the wounding mechanisms of missiles [3], extensive experimental research on this field has beenconductedby investigators with a military background [4-7]. In the context of wound ballistics, the term missile is used to denote various types of small projectiles, such as bullets and fragments, that have enough kine...

D eterrence is once again a topic of discussion and debate among US defense and policy communities. Although the concept has received comparatively little attention since the end of the Cold War, it seems poised to take center stage in America's national security policy during the coming decades. With two ongoing wars already straining the military , concerns about a recalcitrant and militarize...

In this study, the ballistic resistance of composite panels made solid fabrics was investigated. experimental part, materials Twaron CT 747 TH110 impregnated with thermoplastic resin and thermoset were examined. The tested in reduced version according to NATO AEP-55 STANAG 4569 standard, protection level 1. manufactured by rifle cartridges 7.62 x 51 mm FMJ M80. high-speed camera used observe im...

A numerical trajectory optimization study of two types of lifting-entry reentry vehicle has been presented at low suborbital speed of 4.113 km/s and -15 degree entry angle. These orbital speeds are typical of medium range ballistic missile with ballistic range of approximately 2000 km at optimum burnout angle of approximately 41 degree for maximum ballistic range. A lifting reentry greatly enha...