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Game Theory in an Age of Terrorism: How Can Statisticians Contribute?

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  1. Department of Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, USA

    Ronald D. Fricker Jr.

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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA

    Alyson G. Wilson  & Gregory D. Wilson  & 

  2. Department of Systems Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, 93943, USA

    David H. Olwell

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Fricker, R.D. (2006). Game Theory in an Age of Terrorism: How Can Statisticians Contribute?. In: Wilson, A.G., Wilson, G.D., Olwell, D.H. (eds) Statistical Methods in Counterterrorism. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-35209-0_1

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