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Introduction 介绍

Whitehall Papers Pub Date : 2021-07-02 DOI: 10.1080/02681307.2021.2005888

J. Bronk, Jack Watling

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VII. More Sensors Than Sense 7更多的传感器

Whitehall Papers Pub Date : 2021-07-02 DOI: 10.1080/02681307.2021.2005901

Jack Watling

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III. Doing Less with Less in the Land Domain III、在土地领域少花钱少办事

Whitehall Papers Pub Date : 2021-07-02 DOI: 10.1080/02681307.2021.2005894

N. Reynolds

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VI. In Space, No One Will See You Fight VI、在太空中，没有人会看到你战斗

Whitehall Papers Pub Date : 2021-07-02 DOI: 10.1080/02681307.2021.2005900

A. Stickings

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V. The Lights May Go Out, But the Band Plays On 灯可能会熄灭，但乐队仍在演奏

Whitehall Papers Pub Date : 2021-07-02 DOI: 10.1080/02681307.2021.2005899

P. Roberts

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IV. Swarming Munitions, UAVs and the Myth of Cheap Mass 蜂群弹药、无人机和廉价批量的神话

Whitehall Papers Pub Date : 2021-07-02 DOI: 10.1080/02681307.2021.2005898

J. Bronk

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Conclusion 结论

Whitehall Papers Pub Date : 2021-07-02 DOI: 10.1080/02681307.2021.2005903

J. Bronk, Jack Watling

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I. The Slow and Imprecise Art of Cyber Warfare 一、网络战的慢而不精确的艺术

Whitehall Papers Pub Date : 2021-07-02 DOI: 10.1080/02681307.2021.2005891

J. Bronk, Jack Watling

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Acronyms and Abbreviations 缩略语

Whitehall Papers Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/02681307.2020.1836756

de Menezes, Yinan Zhang, T. Henshaw, J. Vorman, Jane F. Kirby-Zaki, Christoph Pusch, Arati Belle, Haris Khan, Atishay Abbhi, Poonam Pillai Gpurl, Nazmus Khan, Manuela Francisco Mti, Adnan Ashraf Ghumman, Charl Jooste, G. Schwerhoff

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I. Why Do Patrons Embark Upon Capacity Building? I.为什么赞助人要着手进行能力建设？

Whitehall Papers Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/02681307.2020.1836759

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