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though it can be alleged that this reflects stylistic motives. Who can resist the ultimate triumph of "the sting?"
Maxim 6: Axelrod's Contribution: The Husbanding of Assets
| “ | There are circumstances where deception assets should be husbanded despite the costs of maintenance and risk of waste, awaiting a more fruitful use. Such decisions are often susceptible to rational analysis. | ” |
WINDOW, later renamed CHAFF by the Americans, was easily the most cost effective ECM/deception device introduced in World War II (29). It was developed independently by the British, the Germans (who called it Düppel), and the Japanese (who called it Giman-shi, meaninq deceiving paper (41). There was initially a great debate amongst the British as to whether and/or when it should be used. This concern arose because the British did not have a countermeasure and feared German reprisal. The same concern was felt in Germany where, under Göring's orders, all the relevant reports concerning German developments were destroyed. The British debate, which lasted some 16 months, culminated
