The Game of War.

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    • Subject Terms:
      GAME theory; MILITARY science; NUCLEAR warfare; ON Thermonuclear War (Book); KAHN, Herman, 1922-1983
    • Abstract:
      Criticizes the application of the game theory to a study of nuclear war detailed by RAND Corp. physicist Herman Kahn in his book "On Thermonuclear War." Discussion of the original objective of the game theory; Defense raised by Kahn of the use of the game-theoretic approach to war; His thesis on survival in the aftermath of a full-scale atomic attack; Vocabulary of his game theory; Claim that Kahn ignored the political context of the U.S. military situation.