Introduction An active protection system (APS) is a system designed to actively prevent certain anti-tank weapons from destroying a vehicle. Countermeasures that either conceal the vehicle from, or disrupt the guidance of an incoming guided missile threat are designated soft-kill active protection measures. Countermeasures that physically strike an incoming threat to damage or destroy it… Read More
Introduction In the United States, during the Cold War, the missile gap was the perceived superiority of the number and power of the USSR’s missiles in comparison with those of the US (a lack of military parity). The gap in the ballistic missile arsenals did not exist except in exaggerated estimates, made by the Gaither… Read More
Introduction Bulletproof vests are crucial for protecting military personnel and trainees who are gearing up to be on active duty. Without proper protection, soldiers are more likely to suffer fatal wounds from gunshots, which is the leading cause of death in the US Army in 2019. This short article answers why investing in body armour… Read More
Introduction The Hobbesian trap (or Schelling’s dilemma) is a theory that explains why pre-emptive strikes occur between two groups, out of bilateral fear of an imminent attack. Without outside influences, this situation will lead to a fear spiral (catch-22, vicious circle, Nash equilibrium) in which fear will lead to an arms race which in turn… Read More
Introduction In international relations, the security dilemma (also referred to as the spiral model) is when the increase in one state’s security (such as increasing its military strength) leads other states to fear for their own security (because they do not know if the security-increasing state intends to use its growing military for offensive purposes).… Read More
Introduction Lewis Fry Richardson, FRS (11 October 1881 to 30 September 1953) was an English mathematician, physicist, meteorologist, psychologist, and pacifist who pioneered modern mathematical techniques of weather forecasting, and the application of similar techniques to studying the causes of wars and how to prevent them. He is also noted for his pioneering work concerning… Read More
Introduction The Saint Petersburg Declaration of 1868 or in full Declaration Renouncing the Use, in Time of War, of Explosive Projectiles Under 400 Grammes Weight is an international treaty agreed in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, 29 November /11 December 1868. It succeeded the First Geneva Convention of 1864. It was a predecessor of the well-known… Read More
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