The Uses, Value and Limitations of Game Theoretic Methods in Defense Analysis,

Abstract

The central contribution of game theory to defense analysis has been a language for the understanding of how to formulate and study strategic or cross-purposes optimization in situations involving two or more actors. It is suggested in this document that two fundamentally different classes of application of game theory to problems in defense have emerged. The first is the application of two-person zero sum game theory to military, primarily tactical situations which for the purposes at hand can be reasonably well modeled in this manner. The second is the application of two or more person nonconstant sum game theory to strategic problems involving threat analysis, crises control and the interface between international diplomatic relations and war. Keywords: Tactical analysis; Strategic analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 09, 1985
Accession Number
ADA161986

Entities

People

  • Martin Shubik

Organizations

  • Yale University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Economics
  • Game Theory
  • International Relations
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Operations
  • Operations Research
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • United States
  • War Games

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