Analytic Model of Border Control

Abstract

The description is given of an analytic model of border control that interrelates a number of the principal factors in problems of infiltration, invasion, and insurgency. The basic model reflects geopolitical and economic as well as military and technical aspects, and provides some insight into their complex relationships. In particular, it treats the situation in which not only guerrillas and their opponents are active in an area, but in addition, infiltration or exfiltration occurs along stretches of national borders or other lines of defense. Computerized versions of the model permit the ready investigation of specific situations, the rapid testing of new concepts with respect to their probable effects under various contingencies, and the development of quantitative sensitivity analysis of candidate border security systems and programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0719890

Entities

People

  • G. F. Schilling

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Area Security
  • Attrition
  • Border Security
  • Civil Defense
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Detection
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Lanchester Equations
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Models
  • Security
  • Time Intervals
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies