Optimizing counter-terror operations: Should one fight fire with “fire” or “water”?
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Optimizing counter-terror operations: Should one fight fire with "fire" or "water"?
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عنوان ژورنال: Computers & Operations Research
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0305-0548
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2006.09.017