Mathematical Methods in Combating Terrorism

Abstract

This document is a preliminary report on the role that mathematical and statistical methods might play in the defense against terrorist attacks. In no way does this replace the efforts of law enforcement agencies or intelligence activities. The hope is that mathematical techniques can make their efforts more efficient. The ideas enumerated here utilize the notion of Probabilistic Risk Analysis, which was developed for the purpose of assessing the safety of nuclear reactors, as well as randomization and game theory. More extensive work in these directions is contemplated for the future. The author is planning workshops to evaluate the ideas presented here and to elicit additional methodologies which may prove useful in this endeavor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA406750

Entities

People

  • Bernard Harris

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Data Mining
  • Game Theory
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military Research
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Operations Research
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Risk
  • Safety
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Sequences
  • Standards
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design