Analysis of the U.S. and USSR Potential for Economic Recovery Following a Nuclear Attack

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to develop a practical methodology for translating estimates of possible damage from nuclear attack into statements about recovery potential. The approach followed has combined an attack model with an economic recovery model to simulate recovery schedules under a range of different assumptions about attack objectives and recovery policies. Economic data from both the U. S. and the USSR have been used to estimate parameters in these models and to generate preliminary simulations of possible postattack investment and recovery schedules. Experimentation has been limited to highly aggregated and simplified versions of the conceptual models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0755552

Entities

People

  • F. W. Dresch
  • S. Baum

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Capital Investments
  • Clothing
  • Collateral Damage
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programs
  • Databases
  • Economic Models
  • Investments
  • Linear Programming
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • Money
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • Ussr

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.