Fuzzy Deterrence

Abstract

Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has wrestled with how rational deterrence applies to non-state actors in today's complex security environment. Fuzzy logic's themes of flexibility, adaptability, and ambiguity lay the foundation for applying fuzzy logic to non-state actor deterrence. Because fuzzy logic represents real-world human interactions-whether nation-state versus nation-state or nation-state versus non-state actor, applying fuzzy logic and fuzzy cognitive map concepts to non-state actor deterrence presents strategists with effective approaches to enhance homeland security and establishes new models for non-state actor deterrence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA530056

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Hanovich Jr.

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cognition
  • Cold War
  • Fuzzy Logic
  • Fuzzy Sets
  • Game Theory
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Psychology
  • Reasoning
  • Recreation
  • Social Sciences
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Computer Engineering
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design