Testing Deterrence. An Agent-Based Modeling Approach

Critical national foreign policy has rested upon the assumption that deterrence, particularly nuclear deterrence, is a functioning process. This briefing looks at the key assumptions of nuclear deterrence using agent based methods to determine whether stable deterrence exists within existing theoret...

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Main Authors: Kang, Kyungkook, Compton, J B
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
BRIEFING CHARTS
DETERRENCE
FOREIGN POLICY
Government and Political Science
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
MASS DESTRUCTION WEAPONS
Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
MODEL THEORY
NUCLEAR FORCES(MILITARY)
NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION
SURVIVAL(GENERAL)
SYMPOSIA
WAR GAMES
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Summary:Critical national foreign policy has rested upon the assumption that deterrence, particularly nuclear deterrence, is a functioning process. This briefing looks at the key assumptions of nuclear deterrence using agent based methods to determine whether stable deterrence exists within existing theoretical structures. Presented at the DoD M&S (Modeling and Simulation) Conference in Orlando, FL on 10-14 Mar 2008. The original document contains color images.