A FUZZY MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF NUCLEAR STABILITY

John N. Mordeson (), Hilary C. Wething () and Terry D. Clark ()
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John N. Mordeson: Department of Mathematics, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA
Hilary C. Wething: Department of Economics, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA
Terry D. Clark: Department of Political Science, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA

New Mathematics and Natural Computation (NMNC), 2010, vol. 06, issue 02, 119-140

Abstract: We use techniques from fuzzy mathematics to develop metrics for measuring how well the US is achieving its overarching national security goal: to protect itself, its allies and its friends from both nuclear attack and coercive pressures by states possessing nuclear weapons. The metrics are linear equations assigning weights to each of the six components of the overarching goal. These weights are based on expert opinions. We determine the degree to which the experts consider certain goals as the most important. We conclude by examining the degree of agreement among experts.

Keywords: Nuclear proliferation; nuclear terrorism; fuzzy mathematics; Guiasu method; analytic hierarchy process; belief functions; Yen's method; fuzzy preference relations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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