Military operations are conducted in the presence of uncertainty, much of which is due to unpredictable enemy actions. The part due to the enemy is a different kind of uncertainty than not knowing, for example, whether a rocket will hit its target. In the case of the rocket, we are dealing with a device that itself has no feelings or desires about the outcome.
The game’s afoot!
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Washburn, A., Kress, M. (2009). Game Theory and Wargames. In: Combat Modeling. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 134. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0790-5_6
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