NAS Space Defense and Protection Project
Dr. Allison Astorino-Courtois was selected to serve on the National Academy of Sciences’ National Security Space Defense and Protection project. The approximate start date for the project is December 15, 2014. The project is sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Office of the Director for National Intelligence. Two reports will be issued: Report 1 […]
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NeuroS&T Influence and Deterrence Effects
Leveraging Neuroscientific and Neurotechnological (NeuroS&T) Developments with Focus on Influence and Deterrence in a Networked World. Author | Editor: Fay, T. Brig Gen (Joint Staff) & Barraza, J. (Claremont Graduate University). This white volume focuses on possible ways that insights from the neurosciences may be incorporated into, and used within the United States Government’s (USG) […]
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Neurobiology of Aggression: Implications to Deterrence
Topics in the Neurobiology of Aggression: Implications to Deterrence. Author | Editor: DiEuliis, D. (HHS) & Cabayan, H. (Joint Staff). This paper provides a series of selected topics on the neurobiological basis of aggression, in the interest of introducing this field of science to the community of experts in deterrence. Thus the topics covered are […]
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Analytic Techniques for Nuclear Strategy Analysis
A Guide to Analytic Techniques for Nuclear Strategy Analysis. Author | Editor: Bragg, B. & Popp, G. (NSI, Inc). The Concepts & Analysis of Nuclear Strategy (CANS) project undertaken for US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) was tasked to examine the utility of alternative analytic techniques for assessing nuclear force attributes and sufficiency under a variety of […]
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Attribute Tradeoff Model (ATOM) for Force Posturing
Attribute Tradeoff Model (ATOM): Model and Software Documentation. Author | Editor: Bragg, B., Orlina, E. & Salwen, M. (NSI, Inc). The ATOM model seeks to link discrete and measurable force posture attributes (such as flexibility, sustainability and reach) to such broad concepts as deterrence and counter proliferation in a systematic and meaningful way. Given New […]
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Deterrence in the 21st Century: Volume III
Deterrence in the 21st Century: An Effects-Based Approach in an Interconnected World Volume III. Author | Editor: Chesser, N. (DTI). Supporting material for Volume II — Deterrence Typology, which was created to assist in the development of deterrence options and plans for State and Non-State Actors. Download Publication
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Deterrence in the 21st Century: Volume II
Deterrence in the 21st Century: An Effects-Based Approach in an Interconnected World Volume II – Typologies. Author | Editor: Chesser, N. (DTI). This Deterrence Typology was created to assist in the development of deterrence options and plans for State and Non-State Actors. It can be used as a stand alone document for identifying important information […]
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Deterrence in the 21st Century: Volume I
Deterrence in the 21st Century: An Effects-Based Approach in an Interconnected World Volume I. Author | Editor: Chesser, N. (DTI). This report summarizes the results from a 120-day effort that was undertaken to meet these challenges. A scope of the effort is provided by Lt Col Shannahan in section 1; namely, decision makers, policy makers […]
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