Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2010. / Thesis Advisor(s): Szechtman, Roberto ; Atkinson, Michael P. ; Second Reader: Kress, Moshe. "June 2010." Description based on title screen as viewed on July 14, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Decision analysis, systems analysis, influence diagram, multi agent, MAID, Hezbollah, Hizbullah, Lebanese, Lebanon, Israel, Iran, Syria, Genie, Imad Mughniyah, nuclear, Iran, Middle East, temporal, dynamic programming, backward induction, political stakeholders, political actors, decision support, decision logic, decision forecast. Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151). Also available in print.