Part A: Below this assignment, find and read Chapter 4 and Appendix F from Daniel Gerstein's Bioterror in the 21st Century and complete the following exercise concerning game theory. Find the game theory chart in the attachment and the reading to the atta
Game theory
Situation: Biowatch has produced a spike that was confirmed to be Francisella tularensis and the FBI believes that a terrorist group is planning a biological attack near the mall area in Washington D.C. It is believed that a homegrown terrorist cell is planning to utilize this select agent because the infectious dose is very low: 10-50 organisms—not a good thing!
In this scenario assume that there are 2 players, the terrorist and the defender.
1. List at least 5 strategies that the terrorist might use and at least 5 strategies that the defender might use.
2. Create a Game Theory matrix using a 1 for a win, 0 for a loss and 0.5 for something in between.
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3. Using the Game Theory matrix analyze which strategy provides the greatest potential of the U.S. achieving its goals. Explain your answer in one short, succinct paragraph.