Optimal Defensive Missile Allocation: A Discrete Min-Max Problem.
Abstract
The paper considers the problem of choosing the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) defense levels of reliable subtractive area and point defenses protecting a set of cities so as to minimize the total damage done to the cities by an optimal attack by a given number of reliable offensive missiles of one type. It is assumed that the offensive side knows the ABM defense levels chosen and that the defensive side knows the ABM defense levels chosen and that the defensive side knows the number of missiles possessed by the offensive side. The cost of the defensive allocation chosen must not exceed a stated budget level. The 0-1 implicit enumeration scheme of Lawler and Bell is combined with a branch and bound procedure to effect a solution. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0746483
Entities
People
- Richard M. Soland
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin