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Martin, Ian A. "Origins of Roman Infantry Equipment: Innovation and Celtic Influence." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2019. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1609154/.

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The Romans were known for taking technology and advancements from other peoples they encountered and making them their own. This pattern holds true in military affairs; indeed, little of the Roman military was indigenously developed. This dissertation looks at the origins of the Roman's mainline weapons systems from the beginning of Roman Republic expansion in the fourth century BC to the abandonment of Western-style armaments in favor of Eastern style ones beginning in the late-third century AD. This dissertation determines that the Romans during that time relied predominately on the Celtic peoples of Europe for the majority of their military equipment. One arrives at this conclusion by examining at the origins of the major weapons groups: armor, shields, spears, swords, and missile weapons. This determination is based on the use of ancient written sources, artistic sources, and archaeological sources. It also uses the large body of modern scholarship on the individual weapons. The goal is to produce a unified work that addresses the origins of all weapons in order to see if there is an overarching impact on the Roman military from outside cultures. When one studies whence the weapons that ended up in Romans hands originated, a decided Celtic influence is easily found. That does not mean the Romans did not advance those weapons. The Romans proved very adroit at improving upon the basic designs of others and modifying them into new forms that met new needs. The Romans just did not develop their own technology very often. As a result, the Celts will exert a strong impact on the Roman military culture as it develops from 400 BC until it is overtaken by Eastern influences in the late 200s AD.

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Intintolo, John A. "A life cycle analysis of the potential role of commercial computer equipment in military trainers as applied to maritime patrol aviation." Master's thesis, This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12232009-020021/.

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Chou, Chi-Wu Information Technology &amp Electrical Engineering Australian Defence Force Academy UNSW. "Evolutionary cluster costing for weapon system early design." Awarded by:University of New South Wales - Australian Defence Force Academy. School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, 2004. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/38648.

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The Evolutionary Cluster Costing Methodology (ECCM) is proposed for estimating the cost of designing and producing a weapon system at the early design stage. The issue is related to the particular difficulties which system designers often encounter in the absence of cost data on present system details and historically relevant cases associated with the early development phase of a major acquisition project. This is especially relevant in the military environment. In general, the traditional approach for new system cost estimation is to use parametric methods with data from a number of historical cases. However, when there are limited cases it is difficult to establish appropriate and reliable cost models. As an approach to solving this problem, this research has developed ECCM to generate cost characteristics from only a few or even a single existing case to estimate new system costs. The purpose of ECCM is to extract cost characteristics from an existing system by separating it into mutually independent function clusters. Accordingly, ECCM consists of three essentials: function activity cost tables (FACT), an evolutionary clustering methodology, and cost pattern usages. Based on value engineering and system engineering, a system is made up of a particular group of functions, and each function is further supported by certain activities. Because activities can be represented as resources used for supporting related functions, cost employment among functions can be allocated as FACT. As part of the process, a binary incident matrix is constructed, where the values 1 or 0 represent the existence or non-existence of cost interactions between activity and function in FACT. The binary matrix can easily be deduced to represent the most relevant function clusters. To solve the N-P complete combinatorial problem, evolutionary algorithms and proposed cluster evaluation formulae are integrated into the evolutionary clustering methodology. Once the optimal function clusters have been grouped, the costs that interact among functions and activities can be relisted and rated into ratios within each cluster. Cost patterns can then be determined by activity cost ratios from individual clusters. The cost of a new system can be evaluated by considering each similar cluster as a cost parameter because each cluster represents the cost characteristics of a particular function group. Based on the fact that the technology is evolving gradually and the functions in a cluster are related to each other through certain resource relationships, the cost of new systems or products can be estimated by using those clusters. The cost estimates for the new system are obtained through comparing the needs of technologies or values in similar function clusters of existing systems. A case study from three generations of light-sport helicopters has shown that function and assembly clusters can be used to infer the cost of a new design. The results from the case study demonstrate that: 1) the various functions can be clustered to create a certain number of critical purposes, e.g., engine power or structural strength and safety related tasks; 2) ECCM can be used to estimate empirical costs given the absence of detailed design information; 3) the function and assembly similarities of clusters among systems are statistically significant; 4) the differences of cost ratios in related clusters between systems are not statistically significant; 5) the differences between cluster's estimated costs and actual costs in helicopter L-2 or L-3 are not significant statistically; and 6) the differences between assembly's estimated costs and actual costs in L-2 or L-3 are not significant statistically. The cost ratio patterns of individual clusters can be used to target the activity or assembly budgets for developing new systems.

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Тертишнік, Є. М. "Створення системи реєстрації інформації на базі мікроконтролера для визначення параметрів об’єктів." Thesis, Чернігів, 2021. http://ir.stu.cn.ua/123456789/24988.

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Тертишнік, Є. М. Створення системи реєстрації інформації на базі мікроконтролера для визначення параметрів об’єктів : випускна кваліфікаційна робота : 123 "Комп’ютерна інженерія" / Є. М. Тертишнік ; керівник роботи С. С. Стасюк ; НУ "Чернігівська політехніка", кафедра інформаційних і комп’ютерних систем. – Чернігів, 2021. – 88 с.
Метою кваліфікаційної роботи є створення системи реєстрації інформації на базі мікроконтролера для визначення параметрів об’єктів. Розроблена система буде виконувати функції збору, обробки, відображення та накопичення параметрів роботи дослідного зразка автомобільної (бронетанкової) техніки та їх складових (систем) під час випробувань. Отримувати інформацію дана система буде з модулів (датчиків). Інформація після обробки буде надавати в структурованому виді зручному для використання та подальшого аналізу виконавцями. Для реалізації запропонованої моделі буде використовуватися обладнання на базі мікроконтролера.
The purpose of the qualification work is to create a system of information registration based on a microcontroller to determine the parameters of objects. The developed system will perform the functions of collecting, processing, displaying and accumulating the parameters of the prototype of automotive (armored) vehicles and their components (systems) during the tests. This system will receive information from modules (sensors). The information after processing will provide in a structured form convenient for use and further analysis by performers. To implement the proposed model will use equipment based on a microcontroller.

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Guillaud, Lucas. "Militaria à Lugdunum : étude de l'armement et de l'équipement militaire d'époque romaine à Lyon (1er s. av.-IVe s. apr. J.-C.)." Thesis, Lyon, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LYSE2024/document.

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En tant que colonie romaine, capitale administrative de la province de Lyonnaise, la ville de Lugdunum tisse depuis ses origines des liens étroits avec l’exercitus romanus. Impliquée directement, et à plusieurs reprises, dans des conflits militaires de grande ampleur, elle est la seule ville de Gaule à avoir accueilli une cohorte urbaine, dont l’existence est attestée par les sources écrites comme par les inscriptions funéraires. Face à ces témoignages, et à défaut de découvertes récentes, l’archéologie, jusqu’ici peu prise en compte, apparaît comme une source complémentaire de poids pour comprendre les modalités de la présence et de l’occupation militaire de Lugdunum. Le développement récent de l’archéologie programmée et préventive a favorisé la collecte d’un mobilier toujours plus abondant. Parmi les ensembles d’instrumentum recueillis, certains objets, appelés militaria, relèvent de la sphère militaire. Le travail exposé au sein de cette thèse se propose donc de traiter de la question de la présence militaire romaine à Lugdunum à travers le prisme de ces artefacts archéologiques. L’étude proposée s’appuie sur un corpus de de 496 fragments pour 337 objets, répartis sur quarante sites disséminés sur le territoire de la colonie romaine et ses abords proches. Chaque artefact fait l’objet d’une étude exhaustive selon les catégories fonctionnelles en usage (armement offensif et défensif, ceintures/baudrier, harnachement, autres). Une discussion d’ordre technologique, typologique et chronologique est proposée pour chacun d’eux, sur la base des comparaisons observées à l’échelle du monde romain. A l’appui des données collectées, une discussion d’ordre quantitative, spatiale et contextuelle est engagée ainsi qu’une réflexion sur une éventuelle production artisanale de certaines catégories d’armement et d’équipement militaire à Lugdunum. Les résultats de l’étude servent de point d’appui pour un discours élargi sur la présence militaire romaine à Lyon entre le Ier et le IVe s. apr. J.-C. La confrontation des données archéologiques, historiques et épigraphiques permet de proposer plusieurs hypothèses sur la nature de l’occupation militaire de Lugdunum, sur son évolution et sa densité mais aussi son intégration au tissu urbain de la colonie de droit romain
As a roman colony and administrative capital of the Gaul Lyonnaise province, the city of Lugdunum entwines, since its origins, direct links with the exercitus romanus. This city was entangled directly and often in major military conflicts. Furthermore, it was the only settlement in Gaul to welcome a roman cohort, whose existence is confirmed by written sources such as funerary inscriptions. Taking into account these evidences, and lacking of recent findings, Archeology, lightly valued till now, appears as a great important source to understand the procedures of the military presence and occupation in Lugdunum. Recentdevelopments in both rescue and voluntary Archeology, favored the assemblage of a great number of collections. Among the gathered sets of instrumentum, certain objects arise mainly from the military sphere, the militaria.The work set out at the center of this thesis enables to approach the interpretation of the roman military presence in Lugdunum through the perspective of these archeological artifacts. The present study relies on a militaria corpus of 496 fragments to 337 objects, diffused over forty sites, scattered on the territory of the roman colony and its outskirts. Each artifact wassubjected to a thorough research, according to the classifications in use: defensive and offensive armament, belts, straps, harness and others. A technological, typological and chronological analysis is proposed for each one of them, based on the fieldwork observed at the scale of the roman world. After analyzing the data collected, conclusions about space, context and quantity can be established, as well as the notion of a possible craft-related production of certain types of military weaponry and equipment in Lugdunum.The results of this study provide a support for a broader discussion, as it concerns the roman military occupation in Lyon between the 1st century BC and the 4th century AD. The combination of the archaeological, historical and epigraphical data allows several hypothesis on the nature of the military establishment in Lugdunum, but also on its evolution, density andits role on the urban network of the colony of roman law

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Pfarrer, Michael A. "Optimizing procurement of special operations weapons and equipment." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2000. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA381319.

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Geick, James L. "Nuclear weapons and the revolution in military affairs." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2000. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA379585.

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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2000.
Thesis advisors: Yost, David S.; Wirtz, James J. "June 2000." Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

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Brickner, William K. "An analysis of the kill chain for time critical strike." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Jun%5FBrickner.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2005.
Thesis Advisor(s): Patricia A. Jacobs, Donald P. Gaver. Includes bibliographical references (p. 95). Also available online.

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Vossen, Terrence John 1962 Carleton University Dissertation International Affairs. "The proliferation of aerospace weapons technology; ballistic missiles and the case of Brazil." Ottawa.:, 1993.

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Seng, Chor Chow. "A business case analysis of the Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD)." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2008. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2008/Dec/08Dec%5FSeng.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2008.
Thesis Advisor(s): Nussbaum, Daniel. "December 2008." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 29, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-51). Also available in print.

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McCormack, P. J. "The nature of the British soldier : warrior or weapons platform : a philosophical framework." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2016. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10988.

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This thesis is an examination of how the nature of the British soldier is constructed/imagined in contemporary British society if a spectrum of meaning is imagined that posits a warrior existing at one extreme and a weapons platform at the other. Located within a philosophical setting and indebted to Charles Taylor’s modern social imaginaries, a number of sub-questions function as the mechanism used to explore the thesis question in the six research chapters which are: 2, Identity and Narrative; 3, Being and Doing; 4, Clausewitz, Trinitarian War and New Wars; 5, Selected Societal Factors (Death, Risk, and Post-heroicand Feminised Society); 6, The Future Nature of Conflict; and 7, Future Technology. This thesis provides a basis by which to evaluate the cultural, practical, philosophical and intellectual pressures affecting how the British soldier is envisaged in the UK social imaginary. It also offers a functional framework to understand those roles British society is prepared to tolerate and validate when deploying and utilising the generic soldier. The main conclusions of the research chapters are contained in the following six propositions: 1. The identity of the warrior requires a narrative of war(fare) validated by the society with whom he/she is in relationship. The identity of the soldier does not necessarily require a narrative of war. 2. The distinction between the warrior and the soldier is best framed in the language of ‘being’ and ‘doing’. For the warrior their ‘being’ is intuited in combat; whereas the soldier requires a narrative that validates the required/expected output. 3. New wars are non-Clausewitzian. Any Western narrative will suffer narrative deflation in the soldier’s daily experience in non-Western operational settings. 4. Post-modern, risk averse, post-heroic societies will struggle to generate a nonapocalyptic narrative capable of tolerating significant casualty numbers. 5. The question of intervention in a non-Western, non-permissive operational setting will examine the depth of liberal values in Western societies. 6. Though pragmatic, the development of robotic weapons stands in contradiction to the authenticity of the warrior and robs the West of the vitality of its liberal values.

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Watkins, Amadeo. "Development of the Yugoslav military industry 1918-1991." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.270226.

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Smallwood, Katie. "Truth, science and chemical weapons : expert advice and the impact of technical change on the Chemical Weapons Convention." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2010. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/2398/.

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Scientific narratives are pervasive in international policy, in part, due to the increasing degree to which technological considerations enter modern thinking. These narratives are particularly visible in the chemical weapon prevention regime, which must accommodate changes in science and technology to ensure that they do not result in the application of new utilities for toxic chemicals as weapons. The dissertation investigates the function of technical experts, and the perceptions of their role, in the procedures of the chemical weapon prevention regime that address technical change. It explores expert involvement in three elements of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC): its negotiation; the Scientific Advisory Board; and in national policy formulation. Ethnography – from an extended placement within the Convention's monitoring body, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) – as well as interviews and documentary sources provide the methodological basis for the research. The dissertation finds that science is often made political within the international policy setting, and shows how science is employed to support political aims whether it is in accelerating or slowing policy formulation, or in deflecting the policy agenda. It argues that whilst the role of experts and their capacity to influence policy vary with the forums in which they are placed, their effectiveness depends also upon other factors, including institutional support. The dissertation also holds that national approaches to expert advice are reflected in state relationships with experts advising at the international level. The research supports much of the Science and Technology Studies (STS) literature on experts in national settings and has substantial implications for a concept popular in International Relations (IR) literature, namely, ‘epistemic communities'. A case for reframing ‘epistemic communities' is developed which incorporates notions drawn from STS, such as the important role of ‘boundary organisations'. These are applied to the CWC, and policy recommendations for the OPCW and its member states are presented.

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Dando, Malcolm R. "The New Biological Weapons: Threat, Proliferation, and Control." Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3933.

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Current revolutions in biotechnology and neuroscience are changing military technologies, necessitating dramatic re-evaluations in arms regulatory regimes. This study assesses how these new technologies can be used in weapons systems - by governments and terrorists alike - and whether this frightening development can be brought under effective international control. Malcolm Dando begins by surveying the existing (and arguably inadequate) control mechanisms for chemical and biological weapons. He then discusses how earlier generations of toxin and bioregulatory weapons have been used by such states as Iraq, the Soviet Union and the USA, and explains, in non-technical terms, the implications for new weapons technology. Considering how international law might be applied to constrain undesirable military developments without restricting technological developments for peaceful purposes, Dando concludes with a proposal for an integrated control regime that would link international agreements, national legislation, and trade regulations.

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Pierce, James D. "Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) requirements for military and commercial equipment." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2009/Sep/09Sep%5FPierce.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Systems Engineering Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2009.
Thesis Advisor(s): Goshorn, Rachel E. "September 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on November 5, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Electromagnetic, interference, compatibility, EMC, EMI, spectrum, RF, frequency, COTS, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, vulnerability, electric field, radiated emissions, radiated susceptibility, radiated immunity, CFR 47, Part 15. Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-67). Also available in print.

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Carter, N. J. "The revision of EMC specifications for military aircraft equipment." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1985. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/847291/.

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This thesis evaluates standard EMC aircraft equipment specifications highlighting their weaknesses and suggesting modifications, some of which have already been included in the new generation of specifications now being introduced. The relationship of the equipment level EMC test to the whole aircraft EMC test is discussed and improvements to this latter activity, which have been developed as a result of the work programme described in this thesis, are presented and evaluated.

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Alfonso, Grisko R. "Impact of defense industry mergers on the cost of military weapons systems." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2007. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/07Dec%5FAlfonso.pdf.

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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2007.
Thesis Advisor(s): Hensel, Nayantara. "December 2007." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 16, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-36). Also available in print.

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Alloush, Ayman. "A comprehensive conventional weapons convention : military expenditure, conflict, democracy, and development nexus." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/4030.

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Military expenditure continues to rise and conventional weapons continue to reach areas of conflict, violators of human rights, and terrorist groups, increasing the number of internal and external conflicts, escalating the level of internal oppression and contributing to the deterioration of living conditions. Every day, thousands of lives are lost, and many more people are injured, orphaned or displaced because of armed violence by conventional weapons, yet no comprehensive treaty on conventional weapons has yet been reached. There has been no lack of effort and initiatives, but rather a lack of goodwill, proper guidelines, and instruments that would control the arms trade. Therefore, the central arguments the present thesis seeks to examine are the consequences of this lack of an international conventional arms trade treaty on international security, especially in the conflict-torn Middle East. In order to support the claims made in this study the statistics of global arms sales in different time periods are presented and the relationships between armament, conflict, and development examined. Initiatives to regulate arms sales are also reviewed. In order to elicit information on the role of conventional arms deals on the stability, security, and development of Middle-Eastern countries a questionnaire was distributed to a cross-section of people from those countries, and interviews were conducted with a number of diplomats and politicians. The findings reveal that increasing armament does not decrease the internal or external threat against the country, instead it jeopardizes its economic growth and prevents progress. The findings also indicate that lack of democracy plays an important role in increasing armament, so arms can be used against opponents of the regime, and not to defend the homeland. The thesis recommends that governments and international agencies such as the UN should work seriously towards an international conventional arms treaty similar to those on weapons of mass destruction.

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Hinds, Peter Alan. "Reliability assessment for future military land systems." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.364421.

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Thorne, Nicholas Owen. "Weapons for Peace or War? The Role of Military Independence in Militarized Interstate Disputes." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/595997.

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The global trade in weaponry has created an environment in which states are now utilizing arms transfer agreements to bolster their own domestic defense industry aspirations. Previous research concerning arms transfers has suggested that a state may alter its behavior depending on its level of dependency on foreign sourced weapons. However, previous scholarship primarily examined the effect from importing arms and not the effect that military industry will have upon state behavior. Since the number of states possessing domestic defense industries has risen by 250% since 1950, it is paramount that we understand the effect of a domestic military industry on state behavior. To explore this problem, this dissertation utilizes militarized interstate dispute and arms procurement data. 3 primary independence variables are created, all of which measure military independence in different ways. These variables include, military industry presence, arms supplier diversification, and foreign dependence on military goods. The dissertation hypothesizes that the level of military independence will have an effect on the probability that a state will be involved, initiate as well as decrease dispute duration.

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Meteyer, David O. "The art of peace : dissuading China from developing counter space weapons /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA435590.

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Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Defense Decision-Making and Planning))--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2005.
Thesis Advisor(s): Daniel J. Moran. Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-101). Also available online.

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Ono, Reyn SP. "The Secret Weapons of World War II: An Analysis of Hitler's Chemical Weapons Policy." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/944.

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Very little historical scholarship specifically analyzes or explores the absence of chemical weapons in World War II. This thesis seeks to fill the gaps in the historical narrative by providing insight into the personal and external factors that influenced Hitler’s chemical weapons policy. This thesis also touches upon the wartime violence perpetrated by both the Axis and the Allies, thereby offering a neutral, unbiased historical account. From 1939-1941, Hitler did not deploy chemical weapons because his blitzkrieg of Europe was progressing successfully – chemical warfare was unnecessary. With the failure of Operation Barbarossa from 1942-1943, Armaments Minister Albert Speer oversaw a massive increase in the production of the lethal nerve agent tabun, indicating Hitler’s desire to deploy chemical gas on the Eastern Front. However, by the request of Soviet Premier Josef Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill threatened to retaliate against Nazi Germany with chemical strikes on German cities in May 1942. Hitler backed down because of the inadequacy of German air defense and his desire to protect the “Aryan” people – based on his own trauma with gas in World War I. However, in the final years of the war in 1944-1945, the stress of the Allied advance on Berlin caused the deterioration of the German dictator’s mental and physical state. Hitler’s thoughts became suicidal and destructive – the German people deserved extinction for their failure in World War II. Thus, Hitler issued the Nero Decree in March 1945. However, the architect turned Armaments Minister, aware of the war’s foregone conclusion, sought to obstruct Germany’s path to catastrophe. Likewise, Hitler sought to initiate chemical warfare. Again, Speer prevented unnecessary civilian casualties by shutting down chemical production plants. The German dictator did not take matters into his own hands because following the failure of the Ardennes Offensive in January 1945, Hitler also grew increasingly apathetic to governing the Third Reich. By April 1945, with Hitler a ghost of his former self, his subleaders fought for control of Nazi Germany, and their inability to cooperate led to a crisis of leadership. Thus, World War II concluded in Europe without chemical warfare. Ultimately, this thesis promotes an awareness of the legacy of violence ushered in by “modern warfare,” a contemporary issue yet to be adequately addressed.

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Davison, N. "Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project (BNLWRP). Occasional Paper No. 1. The Early History of ¿Non-Lethal¿ Weapons." University of Bradford, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3994.

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This paper explores the early history of ¿non-lethal¿1 weapons development covering the period from the 1960¿s, when several diverse weapons were first grouped together in one category and described as ¿non-lethal¿ by law enforcement end-users and policymakers, until 1989, just before the hugely increased interest in the field that developed during the 1990¿s amongst both police and military organisations. It describes the origins and emergence of new weapons, examining this process with reference to technological advances, wider socio-political context, legal developments, and evolution of associated institutional structures. Developments in both the policing and military spheres are considered as well as the interconnections between them. Necessarily this paper focuses on events in the US2, in part because it led the way in this field but also because sources of information on US activities are more readily available.3.

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Cook, Jill Melanie. "The effects of individual protective equipment on work performance." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.242561.

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Cullen, Timothy M. "Lethality, legality, and reality : non-lethal weapons for offensive air support /." Maxwell AFB, Ala. : School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, 2008. https://www.afresearch.org/skins/rims/display.aspx?moduleid=be0e99f3-fc56-4ccb-8dfe-670c0822a153&mode=user&action=downloadpaper&objectid=a2337c60-326b-4da1-ba03-8aa903e963d9&rs=PublishedSearch.

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Henning, Robert J. Cusmina Thomas A. "Plant equipment packages are they a credible deterrent to war? /." Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA246523.

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Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 1990.
Thesis Advisor(s): Moore, Thomas P. Second Reader: Sturm, Mark I. "December 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on March 31, 2010. DTIC Identifier(s): Logistics Management, Plant Equipment Packages, Industrial Surge, Industrial Mobilization, Army Equipment, Naval Equipment, Acme Gridley Lathes, Department of Defense, Theses. Author(s) subject terms: Study of the management and viability of plant equipment packages. Conclusions were drawn from the examination of the condition assessments on one type of industrial plant equipment in plant equipment packages. Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-147). Also available in print.

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Davison, N. "Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project (BNLWRP). Occasional Paper No. 3. The Contemporary Development of ¿Non-Lethal¿ Weapons." University of Bradford, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3996.

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This is the third in a series of Occasional Papers published by the Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project. It addresses the contemporary development of anti-personnel ¿non-lethal¿1 weapons, covering the period from 2000 to 2006 inclusive2 and focusing on the research and development programmes of the US Department of Defense and Department of Justice. Following Occasional Paper No. 1, The Early History of "Non-Lethal" Weapons,3 and Occasional Paper No. 2, The Development of ¿Non-Lethal¿ Weapons During the 1990¿s,4 this paper completes our analysis of the overall development of ¿non-lethal¿ weapons from their inception up to the present day.

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Takagi, Koichi. "Applied warfighter ergonomics : a research method for evaluating military individual equipment /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Sep%5FTakagi.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research and M.B.A.)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2005.
Thesis Advisor(s): Nita Lewis Miller. Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-269). Also available online.

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Li, Liang. "ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MARKING INK FOR MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRONICS." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2014. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1273.

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Recent advancements in corrosion-resistance coating technology has reduce the use of environmentally harmful compounds such as Hexavalent Chromium by replacing Hexavalent Chromium in primers and topcoat. However, marking inks were neglected in the process. Products such as Enthone 50 series are still widely used, which contain compounds such as lead, hexavalent chromium, bisphenol A (BPA), Cadmium Sulfide, and more. Excluding catalyst compositions in Enthone, the chemicals in the ink alone contained three reproductive toxicant and numerous carcinogens. Therefore, it was essential to search and validate the performance of potential marking ink that would meet the standards in military applications. Eleven products were tested, and two products were recommended for use: Sherwin Williams MIL-PRF-22750 Type I and Union Ink Uniglaze. Both products contain at most one carcinogen ingredient and no reproductive toxicant. Both products passed MIL-STD 202G Method 215K solvent test, MIL-STD 202G Method 107G thermal shock test, MIL-STD-810G, Method 507.5 humidity test, cleaning system test, ASTM D3359, measure adhesion by tape test.

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Rosales, Rick. "A legacy of excellence the USAF weapons school's challenge to maintain standards." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Mar%5FRosales.pdf.

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Anderson, Colin M. "Generalized weapon effectiveness modeling." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Jun%5FAnderson.pdf.

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Sheddan, Marylin Kellett. "Policy implications of a permanenet US presence on moon." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/32850.

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Romero, Edward C. "Impact of the defense Critical Technologies Plan on weapon systems Test and Evaluation." Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA242952.

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Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 1990.
Thesis Advisor: Doyle, Dick. Second Reader: Hochberger, Lyle K. "December 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on April 1, 2010. DTIC Identifier(s): Test and evaluation, weapon systems, research management, critical technologies, CTP (critical technologies plan), military planning, technology forecasting, planning programming budgeting, simulation, parallel processing, computerized simulation, test equipment, electronic equipment, detectors. Author(s) subject terms: Test and Evaluation, Critical Technologies Plan, technology. Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-136). Also available in print.

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Chamberlin, Thomas Edward. "Equipment readiness codes expert system using Joshua for U.S. Army Combat Development." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA237939.

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Thesis (M.S. in Computer Science)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 1990.
Thesis Advisor(s): Kwak, Se-Hung. Second Reader: Thurmond, George. "June 1990." Description based on signature page as viewed on October 19, 2009. DTIC Identifiers: Expert systems, MARE computer interface, Army equipment, operational readiness, theses. Author(s) subject terms: equipment readiness codes, combat development, table of organization and equipment, TOE. Includes bibliographical references (p. 87). Also available online.

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Goodwin, Deborah. "Words and weapons : the nature of tactical level military negotiation in a context of violence." Thesis, University of Reading, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553104.

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The modern world is witnessing a revival of the role of the soldier/diplomat in the military operational context. This is mainly due to the inclusion of non-combative imperatives in some modern Mission mandates, different rules of engagement and operating procedures, as evinced on peacekeeping operations in particular. In such directives, stress is laid upon Article 33 of Chapter VI of the UN Charter that emphasises the relevance and importance of negotiation, enquiry, mediation and conciliation as preferred ways to resolve disputes. Today's soldier may be expected to resolve conflicts by using negotiation, rather than immediately resorting to the use of armed force. Thus, the soldier needs to possess and display a multiplicity of responses within a conflict zone, ranging from 'traditional' outright warfare (where there is a complete negation of negotiation), to a seemingly antithetical skill in the form of negotiation (where armed conflict is avoided). Such a range of response creates a complex decision making context for the modern soldier. However, the fundamental question concerning the nature of tactical level military negotiation has not been asked, and answered, to date. Tactical level military negotiation has not been analysed as an important specific form of negotiation. This thesis explores the context of the negotiating soldier, and the dilemmas faced when negotiating in a volatile environment, together with an exploration of the process itself. The main hypothesis within this thesis is that military tactical level negotiation, whilst not possessing unique traits and features, combines certain factors in unusually high degrees, and with different emphasis and imperatives from those evinced in other types of negotiation. This is a form of negotiation that is very different in degree, rather than in kind. The consequences of poor performance, or weak agreements, in a combative environment, can result in significant, if not deadly, ramifications. A thorough investigation of the negotiation process and essential decision making factors for a soldier, together with a proposed model of analysis and training, is long overdue. Existing scholarship tends to concentrate on generic forms of negotiation. This thesis examines the applicability of such theories to tactical level military negotiation, and whether the factors discussed in these theories affect the military negotiation context. It will be argued that force, mission, time, and restrictive rules of engagement, together with the influence of elements such as culture, communication, power, personality and competitiveness form the essential elements of tactical level military negotiation. None of these factors is unique. However, the combination and interplay, and the emphasis placed upon these factors, appears to be unusual, and that they are reliant on the specific context within which they are found and employed. The originality of this thesis lies in the analysis of delineating factors in a form of negotiation that takes place in a volatile, aggressive context, and which has been neglected to date. Through direct, and personal, access to examples of such work 'on the ground', and the inclusion and examination of pertinent case studies, including Bosnia, Liberia and Sierra Leone, exemplification and exploration of the key negotiating factors on military operations is undertaken. This is an investigative, and systematically analytical examination of a I form of negotiation which has received little attention, but, since it is an important function of the modern soldier in the post Cold War environment, the aim is the delineation and development of a discrete multi-variable framework for this form of negotiation that will both represent the practicalities of the process, and serve to inform and help to train personnel deploying and encountering tactical level military negotiation in the future. This research reveals the predominance of negotiation in the 'arsenal of response' for the modern soldier. Even in more obviously aggressive military operations, such as the operation mounted in Afghanistan in 2002, some military units continue to work as discrete liaison teams, and negotiate with locals on a daily basis to help to re-build a shattered infrastructure. All the personnel encountered in the course of this research emphasised the importance they place on negotiation in the field. What troubled some of them was the lack of sufficient, pertinent, pre-deployment training in the subject, with the chance to hone their competency. This thesis will be used to re- design the delivery of such required training, by providing a contextually specific framework for this form of negotiation, and places a significant military skill in the analytical 'spotlight' at last.

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Chou, Mei-Wu. "Decision support systems for source selection in the procurement of military equipment." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1995. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA303110.

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Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management) Naval Postgraduate School, June 1995.
Thesis advisor(,):Kishore Sengupta, W.B. Short. "June 1995." Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

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Alexander, Leslie H. "Foreign military sales : contracting integrated logistics support for out-of-inventory equipment /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1994. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA294230.

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Thesis (M.S. in Management) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1994.
Thesis advisor(s): Mark W. Stone, Rebecca J. Adams. "December 1994." Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

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Tutton, William M. "Exploring, evaluating and improving the development process for Military Load Carrying Equipment." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2009. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6032.

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This work sought to explore, evaluate and then improve the process of development for personal Military Load Carriage Equipment (MLCE), such as rucksacks. It was suspected that current MLCE had a number of user interaction deficiencies which should have been addressed during development. Three research questions were posed to determine: the influences on MLCE development, what needed improvement in MLCE development and how MLCE development could be improved. The work was based on eight studies conducted in three phases: the first to explore MLCE development and the observed deficiencies, the second to evaluate MLCE development, and the third to improve it. The chosen research strategy was henomenological, using a grounded theory methodology within which phenomena could emerge. Grounded theory approaches were adopted for this research because they were the best way in which to access the design domain. The research was framed within cycles of reflective action research to enable the researcher to re-orientate the enquiry to make the best use of the research opportunities that arose from the organisational context in which the research was sited. An initial investigation into the development of in-service equipment was done via a comparative case study, using documentary analysis and interviews with authorities in the field. Through this investigation it became clear that MLCE development was based on heuristics and tacit knowledge of manufacturing techniques, and collaboration between professional groups, including: materials / manufacturing, human systems, project management and military personnel. Deficiencies within MLCE development, determined through the comparative study, were validated against current practice through a further case study and additional evaluations. A comparison of outputs from these studies was then reviewed in a grounded manner to gain a holistic understanding of MLCE development. The interaction and importance of the various influences on MLCE development was then better understood, in particular the inadequate understanding of MLCE user needs, and requirement specification. To refine the possible avenues and target audience for an improvement of MLCE development stakeholder interviews were undertaken to develop a better understanding of how military user needs were gathered and applied. Following the interview survey, a tool was developed to analyse video and audio data of soldiers operating with MLCE on current operations. The tool was then reviewed by a panel of MLCE developers and stakeholders. The panel thought that the tool had a number of benefits to MLCE development: improving understanding of soldier environments, improved quality and reliability of information used in development, and as a conduit for concept evaluation. The research has provided a novel perspective on MLCE development, and provided a number of avenues upon which subsequent research could focus. The research has been able to make original contributions to understanding, albeit in a manner limited by the methodologies used.

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Tokar, Halyna, Alla Rubanka, Olena Kolosnichenko, and Nataliia Ostapenko. "Methodological approach to design of protective equipment for military aviation flight runners." Thesis, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei, 2021. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/17828.

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A methodological approach to information support and development of protective equipment is used, which is based on the study of the peculiarities of professional and service activities, dangerous and harmful factors, microclimatic conditions of the environment; general method of analysis of existing samples with subsequent design of the product based on the obtained data. The expediency of using an unloading vest with a set of equipment bags has been established.

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Nordmann, Brian D. "The tyranny of experts analytic misperception and the rise of state-run biological weapons programs /." Fairfax, VA : George Mason University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1920/3368.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--George Mason University, 2008.
Vita: p. 337. Thesis director: Christopher J. Davis. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biodefense. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Mar. 19, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-336). Also issued in print.

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Ilg, Mark Dean Chang Bor-Chin. "Guidance, navigation, and control for munitions /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2831.

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Virlan, Serkan. "Issues and concerns in international codevelopment efforts." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2002. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/02Jun%5FVirlan.pdf.

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Rosenwasser, Jon Jason. "Governance structure and weapon innovation : the case of unmanned aerial vehicles /." Thesis, Connect to Dissertations & Theses @ Tufts University, 2004.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 2004.
Adviser: Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr. Submitted to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 421-445). Access restricted to members of the Tufts University community. Also available via the World Wide Web;

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Kinman, Bret C. "The Army before last military transformation and the impact of nuclear weapons on the US Army during the early Cold War." Thesis, Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/1398.

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This thesis analyzes the impact of nuclear weapon on the doctrine and force structure of the US Army during the Early Cold War (1947-1957). It compares these impacts with those that occurred on the US Air Force and Navy during that time. Nuclear weapons brought a new aspect to warfare. Their unprecedented economy of destructive power changed the way nations viewed warfare. For the Army, nuclear weapons presented a dual challenge. The Army faced a US security policy centered on the massive use of these weapons; the Army also struggled to understand how these weapons would be utilized on the battlefield. The nation's security policy of large scale strategic nuclear bombardment of the Soviet Union favored the Air Force and to a lesser degree the Navy. The Army viewed this policy as single minded and purposely limiting the nations options to all out nuclear war or deference to another national will. In all the Army faced an internal struggle to incorporate these weapons and an external struggle to retain a useful position within the US Defense establishment during this period.
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Gallup, andrew John. "The Equipment of the Virginia Soldier in the American Revolution." W&M ScholarWorks, 1991. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539625655.

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Nesbitt, Diana Marie. "Strategic Missile Defense: Russian and U.S. Policies and Their Effects on Future Weapons Proliferation." Scholar Commons, 2015. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6002.

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The purpose of this research is to study the effects that Russian, U.S., and NATO policies of deterrence have on strategic missile defense as well as how these policies and strategic missile defense affect future weapons proliferation. The aspects explored are the current Russian strategic forces and quality, Russian policies and strategies, the Phased Adaptive Approach, and U.S. and NATO policies and strategies. Mitigation of this pressing issue may be through open dialogue, a system to limit future U.S. and NATO interceptors and sensors, and a possible joint data exchange center.

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Clark, Philip R. "The XM777 joint lightweight 155mm Howitzer program (LW155) : a case study in program management considerations concerning the use of national arsenal assets /." Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/9877.

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The end of the Cold War signaled hard times ahead for both public and private manufacturers in the Nation's Defense Industry. Army-controlled manufacturing Arsenals, subject to Governmental control and requirements to maintain excess mobilization capacity, found themselves increasingly unable to compete with private industry on cost. Set-aside protectionist legislation, especially the Army Arsenal Act and the Stratton Amendments, played an increasing role in the ability of the Arsenals to obtain work. The Army Arsenal Act applies to "make or buy" decisions and the Stratton Amendment restricts the transfer of large-caliber cannon technology to foreign nations. The LW155 Joint Program Office has dealt with both statutes because it manages a multi-national weapon system with a large-caliber cannon and is scheduled for production by the Army. This report uses the LW155 Program as a case study to examine three areas of importance to a Program Manager: the application of the Army Arsenal Act to joint service programs; the prime contractor's ability to control the origin of component parts; and the constraints upon multi-national production caused by the Stratton Amendment.

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Tucker, Dennis P. "Preserving United States dominance : the benefits of weaponizing the high ground /." Maxwell AFB, Ala. : School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, 2008. https://www.afresearch.org/skins/rims/display.aspx?moduleid=be0e99f3-fc56-4ccb-8dfe-670c0822a153&mode=user&action=downloadpaper&objectid=299bb723-5d89-4d74-9a4e-bcc36ba5a9fe&rs=PublishedSearch.

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Burns, Michael. "South Italic military equipment : the cultural and military significance of the warrior's panoply from the 5th to the 3rd centuries B.C." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.429580.

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Wilkinson, Mark. "Playing the long game : UK secret intelligence and its relationship with chemical and biological weapons related foreign policy." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2009. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/3373/.

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This thesis considers the influence of secret intelligence on UK chemical and biological warfare related foreign policy. Using the Butler Report, published in the wake of the 2003 Iraq War as a reference, a model of intelligence and foreign policy interaction will be constructed. This model will then be used as a baseline against which to compare the interaction of intelligence and foreign policy relating to chemical and / or biological weapons from three case studies; the Soviet Union, South Africa and Libya. Specifically, this thesis will consider how, in each of the three case studies: intelligence linked to foreign policy, what role intelligence had in the termination / exposure of those programmes, what factors might be seen to affect that relationship, and whether intelligence might be seen to be representative of state power. The thesis will argue that the 2003 Iraq War, as described by Butler, marked a paradigm shift in terms of the relationship between intelligence and foreign policy. In particular, it will be argued that the lead up to that war marks a transition in the function of intelligence from something that had always worked to gather information to inform foreign policy to hunting for information to directly support or justify a foreign policy decision that has already been taken. Each of the three case studies will also show the intelligence and foreign policy relationship is further influenced by other factors including personalities, organisational structures and cultures as well as the perceived importance of that case study as a political issue. The thesis will conclude by suggesting that the case studies examined provide several policy recommendations; that HUMINT is essential in counterproliferation efforts, that the development of technical specialists with UK intelligence agencies is vital to prevent future proliferation crises, and that pre-emptive war places such rigorous demands on the intelligence agencies it seems they are at present unable to respond quickly enough – this requires urgent action if UK foreign policy is to continue to purse counter-proliferation as a key objective.

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