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Psychology and the Mined: Overcoming Psychological Barriers to the Use of Statistics in Naval Mine Warfare
May 1, 2006
Statistical methods can be used to assess the risk posed by naval minefields to ships that are transiting or loitering in mined waterspace. However, there are psychological impediments to the effective use of this information, which can result in sub-optimal decision-making regarding whether or how to navigate in mined waters. This paper characterizes how specific heuristics (mental shortcuts used in addressing a situation) can affect decision-making, and offers palliatives that can improve the robustness of decision-making in a potentially mined environment.
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Homeport Options for Mine Countermeasures Force Consolidation
December 1, 1992
In early August 1992, the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Surface Warfare) asked the Center for Naval Analyses to conduct a study on homeport options for collocation of Mine Countermeasures (MCM) forces. This report documents the findings of the study. The MCM homeport issue dates back to May 1991 when the Navy announced a plan for consolidating MCM ships at Ingleside, Texas. That first step grew into a plan for consolidating not just ships, but headquarters staff, training activities, and possibly explosive ordnance disposal and air MCM forces as well.
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Desert Storm Reconstruction Report, Volume IV: Mine Countermeasures
October 1, 1991
This volume of the Desert Storm Reconstruction Report addresses the mission and roles of Mine Countermeasures (MCM) forces in support of the coalition defense of Saudi Arabia and efforts to drive Iraqi forces from Kuwait. It discusses the mine threat, antidrifting-mine operations in the Persian Gulf, and MCM operations against moored and bottom mines in support of naval gunfire support and amphibious operations.
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