Is screening cargo containers for smuggled nuclear threats worthwhile?

Decision Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-171

  Merrick, Jason R W ^a   McLay, Laura A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applications: Terrorism; Multiple objective decision analysis; Probability: applications

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651269932     PISSN: 15458490     EISSN: 15458504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/deca.1100.0171     Document Type: Review

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