Nuclear Operations and Decisionmaking in the Integrated Nuclear and Conventional Theater Warfare Simulation (INWARS).
Abstract
This paper presents the treatment of nuclear weapons employment and its impacts on various types of force elements in INWARS (Integrated Nuclear And Conventional Theater Warfare Simulation). This introductory chapter surveys the role of nuclear operations in INWARS and provides an overview of the nuclear employment process in INWARS, both in terms of the decisions leading to nuclear employment and the impact of nuclear employments upon force element capabilities and operations. The employment of nuclear weapons and the operational changes resulting from such an employment are a principal focus in the INWARS development. Recalling the objectives of the INWARS program: Evaluating military and political constraints on conventional, chemical, and nuclear operations; Identifying interactions among conventional, chemical, and nuclear operations; Measuring impact on conventional war of the threatened use of nuclear weapons; Evaluating significant decision options at theater, army group, and corps levels; and Developing typical combat situations within which corps and division level models can be applied for more detailed analyses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 30, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA124951
Entities
Organizations
- Braddock Dunn & McDonald