ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the problem of threat analysis from a theoretical perspective, while illustrating the observations by examples from the military domain. It explains some of the basic notions that underlie the threat analysis problem. The chapter discusses threat analysis is discussed from the perspective of the Command and Control process in an operational environment. This process can be decomposed into a set of generally recognized, accepted functions that must be executed within some reasonable delays to ensure mission success: picture compilation, threat analysis, engageability assessment, and combat power management. The process of threat analysis may implicate the observation of an action or event, which in turn involves one or several state changes in the environment. By illustrating the problem in a military context, it was shown that threat analysis can be further complicated through contextual factors that characterize the warfare environment.
