Attack and Defense of ICBMs Deceptively Based in a Number of Identical Areas

Abstract

Verification of arms control agreements could be facilitated by deploying ICBMs in a number of identical areas, one or more of which could be chosen for inspection. The paper treats the attack and defense of ICBMs deceptively based and defended by interceptors. A given number of interceptors can be concentrated in selected areas or can be assigned uniformly across areas. The interceptors can be constrained to defend specific missiles or can be preferentially assigned to attackers after the attack is observed. The paper explores the effects of these assumptions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA135213

Entities

People

  • Jerome Bracken
  • Peter S. Brooks

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Anti-Ballistic Missiles
  • Arms Control
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Inspection
  • Kill Probabilities
  • Mathematics
  • Matrix Games
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Probability
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Verification

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  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Missile Defense Systems.