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Bayesian probabilities and model error in nuclear-attack simulations
A user warns that simulations estimating a 99.9% chance the US is under nuclear attack must account for model error.
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A user argues that Bayesian reasoning is underused in many places but overused in nuclear-attack computers. They imagine a simulation assigning a 99.9% chance that the US is under nuclear attack and turning out to be wrong. Their concern is that such a simulation might not account for model error.
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