System dynamics, a management modeling tool with roots in the disciplines of systems engineering, control theory, and nonlinear dynamics, has helped to resolve problems in diverse fields, such as engineering, time management, business development, manufacturing, and public health. For instance, managers have used system dynamics modeling to determine how to complete projects on time and under budget. Policymakers have employed such modeling to reason through the impact of their policies and to learn how to develop more effective policies to solve problems. However, such modeling can only complement, not replace, existing planning tools. For these primary reasons, system dynamics has relevance for understanding barriers to Russian nuclear submarine dismantlement. This paper will try to motivate development of a model that will aim toward resolving some important problems in decommissioned Russian nuclear submarine dismantlement. Because system dynamics modeling is an iterative process, the research presented here will point toward a prototypical model that will require further input and development.
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