| A Defender-Attacker Optimization of Port Radar Surveillance |
Jan 2011 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Gerald Brown; Matthew Carlyle; Ahmad Abdul-Ghaffar; Jeffrey Kline; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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 | The U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Patrol, Marine Corps, and Navy have deployed several hundred port patrol vessels to protect waterways, U.S. Navy ships and other high-value assets in ports world-wide. Each vessel has an armed crew of four, is relatively fast, and features a surface search radar, radios, and a machine gun. These vessels coordinate surveillance patrols in groups of two or four. We developed a mathematical model ... |
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| Interdicting a Nuclear-Weapons Project |
04-Dec-2007 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Gerald Brown; Matthew Carlyle; Robert Harney; Eric Skroch; Kevin Wood; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| A "proliferator" seeks to complete a first small batch of fission weapons as quickly as possible, while an "interdictor" wishes to delay that completion for as long as possible. We develop and solve a max-min model that identifies resource-limited interdiction actions that maximally delay completion time of the proliferator's weapons project, given that the proliferator will observe any such actions and adjust his plans to minimize that time. The model ... |
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| Defending Critical Infrastructure |
01-Dec-2006 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Gerald Brown; Matthew Carlyle; Javier Salmeron; Kevin Wood; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| We apply new bilevel and trilevel optimization models to make critical infrastructure more resilient against terrorist attacks. Each model features an intelligent attacker (terrorists) and a defender (us), information transparency, and sequential actions by attacker and defender. We illustrate with examples of the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the US Border Patrol at Yuma, Arizona, and an electrical transmission system. We conclude by reporting insights gained from the modeling experience and ... |
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| Anatomy of a Project to Produce a First Nuclear Weapon |
01-Jan-2006 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Harney; Gerald Brown; Matthew Carlyle; Eric Skroch; Kevin Wood; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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| We describe the industrial project that a "proliferator" would conduct to produce a first, small batch of nuclear weapons. From refining yellowcake ore to final weapons assembly, we highlight the project's tasks and their interactions. The proliferator can choose alternative production technologies that offer quicker completion, but at higher cost in terms of limited resources. The proliferator can also expedite his project by devoting more resources to critical tasks. From ... |
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| A Two-Sided Optimization for Theater Ballistic Missile Defense |
Oct-2005 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Gerald Brown; Matthew Carlyle; Douglas Diehl; Jeffrey Klein; Kevin Wood; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| We describe JOINT DEFENDER, a new two-sided optimization model for planning the pre-positioning of defensive missile interceptors to counter an attack threat. In our basic model, a defender pre-positions ballistic missile defense platforms to minimize the worst-case damage an attacker can achieve; we assume that the attacker will be aware of defensive pre-positioning decisions, and that both sides have complete information as to target values, attacking-missile launch sites, weapon system ... |
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