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Joe Buff - Applying Actuarial Sciences to Nuclear Deterrence
Season 2 · Episode 140

Joe Buff - Applying Actuarial Sciences to Nuclear Deterrence

NucleCast · ANWA Deterrence Center

January 25, 202439m 52s

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Show Notes

In this episode of NucleCast, host Adam Lowther interviews Joe Buff, an MIT-trained mathematician and author, about applying actuarial sciences to nuclear deterrence. The conversation explores the prediction of human behavior in deterrence, the application of actuarial sciences to improve deterrence strategies, and the importance of vetting assumptions in deterrence models. Joe Buff also shares his three wishes related to the topics discussed: the need for Americans to know and care about nuclear deterrence, building the right workforce for deterrence efforts, and ensuring a smooth modernization process. The episode concludes with a comprehensive look at deterrence in the 21st century.

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