Strategic Defense and Attack for Series and Parallel Reliability Systems: Comment
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- Dan Kovenock & Brian Roberson, 2012. "Strategic Defense And Attack For Series And Parallel Reliability Systems: Comment," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(5), pages 507-515, October.
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Keywords
Game theory; Reliability theory; OR in military; Con ict; Contest; Network; Colonel Blotto game;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
- D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
- H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-GTH-2010-10-02 (Game Theory)
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