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57231. The Sometimes You Win and Sometimes You Lose Hypothesis: Some Comments on the Use of Models in Force Comparisons

Author:

Charles Knight

Publication Date:

03-1988

Content Type:

Working Paper

Institution:

Project on Defense Alternatives

Abstract:

In this previously unpublished paper from 1988, the author reviews various models for simulating war along the Central Front in Germany and their relevance for finding a stable conventional force balance in Europe (and elsewhere.) Force structures that tend to produce stable outcomes in battlefield simulations are likely to have more deterrent value in the real world.

Topic:

Defense Policy, War, and Military Affairs

Political Geography:

Europe and Germany