Papers

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Paper results for keyword: Arms control

Nuclear balance and the parity index: The role of intangibles in decisions

Ami Arbel, Thomas Saaty, Luis Vargas
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
An approach to understanding and assessing issues concerning arms control is presented. Arms control has two main objectives: (1) decreasing the possibility of a nuclear exchange; and (2) limiting the scope and intensity of such an exchange. A framework is presented for dealing with those issues ...

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Terrorism, Patterns for Negotiations: Three Case Studies Through Hierarchies and Holarchies: a Study for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

James P. Bennett, Thomas Saaty
Journal: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
AS PART OF A STUDY FOR THE ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY THE USE OF ANALYTIC HIERARCHIES AND HOLARCHIES WERE FOUND TO BE A USEFUL GUIDE FOR NEGOTIATORS CONFRONTING TERRORISTS HOLDING HOSTAGES. WHEN THIS FINDING WAS APPLIED TO THE MUNICH MASSACRE OF 1972, THE OBJECTIVES AND INFLUENCES OF THE...

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