The American military was introduced to, and has mastered
Decision Theory and the Theory of Games under a mathematical oriented Secretary
of Defense: William Perry. One particular aspect is the application of the theory developed by the English engineer Frederick Lanchester. His theory is
based on the study of air battles in the First World War. It was applied in the
two “Shock and Awe” campaigns against Iraq, even though initially meant to be
used against the Warsaw Pact nations during the Cold War; in which its efficacy
was spectacularly demonstrated.
The strategy is worthy of investigation as it is being
adopted by the USA’s world competitors which is leading to new multi-players
Game Theory configurationxs, rather than a single player situation, as can beob served in new theaters such as the Syrian conflict. The application of the
theory can be expanded from defense applications to business, sports, politics
and other socio-economic realms such as, dare-we-say, survival entertainment TV
shows.
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