02452cam a2200421 i 4500 rnd000000000048565 RAND 920212s1991 caua b 000 0 eng d 0833018442 RAND/N-3195-AF (Sirsi) a190599 $65.00 CstmoR CstmoR n-us--- U263 .S39 1991 Scouras, James. author. FALCON, a rule-based strategic force allocation model, version 2 / James Scouras, Mary J. Nissen. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1991. xv, 325 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier A RAND note ; 3195 Research carried out "under the auspices of the Aerospace and Strategic Technology Program of Project AIR FORCE"--P. iii. Includes bibliographical references (p. 325). FALCON is a computer model designed to allocate strategic weapons to targets and calculate expected target damage. The goals of its development are (1) to emphasize realism in the allocation and (2) to strive for simplicity in execution, maintenance, modification, and, above all, interpretation of results. FALCON operates on a set of prioritized target objectives defined by the user as damage expectancy goals for various target categories. It assigns weapons to targets by following an ordered set of procedures that lead to an allocation similar to the SIOP (Single Integrated Operations Plan) allocation. The allocation is done in two passes through the target objectives: the first pass is designed to cover as many targets as possible with an appropriate weapon; the second is to achieve damage expectancy goals not met in the first pass. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Target acquisition Computer simulation. Targeting (Nuclear strategy) Computer simulation. Nissen, Mary J. author. Rand Corporation. Project Air Force (U.S.). Aerospace and Strategic Technology Program. United States. Air Force. Rand note ; 3195. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3195/ 598081 598081