Game Design for Practicing 21st Century Deterrence

• In Event: Weapons of Mass Destruction: Posture, Strategy, and Deterrence

Brief Overview

This paper synergizes game theory with ludology (the study of games and gameplay) to explore nuclear deterrence games of chicken, escalation, and attrition.

Authors

• James D. Fielder, Colorado State University

• Damon COLETTA, United States Air Force Academy