Improvised Explosive Devices

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U.S. Military Information Operations in Afghanistan: Effectiveness of Psychological Operations 2001-2010 — Apr 30, 2012

This book evaluates the effectiveness of the psychological operations element of U.S. military information operations in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2010 based on how well messages and themes are tailored to target audiences.

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Resource-Constrained Spatial Hot Spot Identification — May 11, 2011

Describes a methodology for identifying areas where problem events are more pronounced and directing resources toward those areas.

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Finding Needles in a Haystack: A Resource Allocation Methodology to Design Strategies to Detect Terrorist Weapon Development — Aug 10, 2009

Presents a methodology to design strategies for detecting terrorist weapon development and shows how it might be used to detect development of improvised explosive devices and radiological dispersal devices.

News Release

RAND Study Finds Terrorist Groups Teach Each Other Deadly Skills — May 9, 2007

May 9, 2007 news release: RAND Study Finds Terrorist Groups Teach Each Other Deadly Skills.

Commentary

Our Way or the Highway — Jan 15, 2005

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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Jon Grossman

Engineer
Ph.D. in electrical engineering/quantum electronics, M.S.E.E. in electrical engineering/applied plasma physics, University of California, Los Angeles

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Elvira N. Loredo

Operations Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in industrial engineering, Arizona State University; M.S. in management science, University of Miami; B.S. in systems analysis, University of Miami

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K. Scott McMahon

Senior Defense Research Analyst
M.A. in international affairs, School of International Service, American University; B.A. in political science, Tulane University

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Walter L. Perry

Senior Information Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in information technology, George Mason University; M.S. in operations research, Tulane University; M.B.A. in management science, Tulane University; B.A. in mathematics and economics, Northeastern University

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Randall Steeb

Senior Engineer
Ph.D. in systems engineering, University of California, Los Angeles

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S. Rebecca Zimmerman

Adjunct Staff
M.A. in strategic studies, Johns Hopkins University; B.A. in international relations, Stanford University

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Elvira N. Loredo is an operations researcher at the RAND Corporation and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Loredo has worked on several RAND National Defense Research Institute projects in Afghanistan and Iraq in the areas of civil society engagement and corruption. She has also…

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Jon Grossman is an engineer at the RAND Corporation who specializes in sensor technology and issues in the deployment and usage of such technology. Grossman has more than 20 years of experience in the development of laser radars for high-resolution imagery. Recent work includes the development…

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