Category Weapons & Munitions

Nanotechnology enhanced weapons and Nanoweapons are growing Global Security Threat with potential to cause human extinction

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Nanotechnologies involve designing and producing objects or structures at a very small scale, on the level of 100 nanometres (100 millionth of a millimetre) or less.  It allows humans to play with the building blocks of the universe, exploiting the laws…...

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Threat of Radiological warfare, Radiological weapons and Dirty Bombs

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The threats of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) hazards continue to advance. CBRN weapons are some of the most indiscriminate and deadly weapons in existence today, with capability to affect large population in wide geographical area and in…...

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Tungsten, the wonder military material used in armor-piercers, armored tanks, to Hypervelocity projectiles is controlled by China

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Tungsten is one of the hardest metals on the earth, and many scientists compare it to diamond. Tungsten is a dull silver-colored metal with the highest melting point of any pure metal. Pure tungsten melts at a whopping 6,192 degrees…...

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Countries developing autonomous, Networked Swarms of Munitions or collaborative weapons

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Current weapons generally fly a pre-designated mission. If the enemy does something unexpected, preprogrammed weapons are ineffective, and additional weapons may be required to complete the mission. Autonomous, Networked, and  collaborative weapons are advantageous since they observe and react to…...

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Rising CBRN threats require Decontamination solutions and Technologies for soldiers, military equipment and vehicles

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According to the University of Maryland’s Global Terrorism Database, there were a total of 143 attacks – 35 biological, 95 chemical, and 13 radiological – using CBRN weapons across the world from 1970 to 2014. The relative ease with which…...

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Nuclear Risk has increased because of Emerging technologies

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Although nuclear weapons have not been used in conflict for decades, the risk of their use persists. Around the world, countries are still building and modernizing nuclear arsenals. Russia,  US and China are  rapidly upgrading and modernizing their strategic triad.…...

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Faster, Longer-Range Air-to-Air Missiles require new propulsion technologies to enhance engagement ranges against manoeuvring targets

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Traditional missiles powered by rocket motors typically carry both fuel and oxidizer. An air-breathing ramjet missile can dispense with the separate oxidizer payload, reducing the size of a propulsion package.  Thanks to ramjets, smaller missiles use that space for other…...

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Psychological warfare becoming sophisticated with development of new tools and technologies

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Psychological warfare involves the planned use of propaganda and other psychological operations to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes, and behavior of opposition groups. The targets of such propaganda campaigns can include governments, political organizations, advocacy groups, military personnel, and civilian…...

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Lawfare, or legal warfare as means of realizing a military objective

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Legal warfare, at its most basic, involves “arguing that one’s own side is obeying the law, criticizing the other side for violating the law [weifa], and making arguments for one’s own side in cases where there are also violations of…...

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Rising employment of Remote controlled weapon station (RCWS), or Remote weapon station (RWS), and Remote-controlled firearms by Militarries and Terrorists

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Remote controlled weapon station (RCWS), or Remote weapon station (RWS), were first type of autonomous weapons employed by military. Militaries also employ  remote controlled weapon station (RCWS), or remote weapon station (RWS), also known as a remote weapon system, (RWS) is…...

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