In the world that I am building there is what amounts to a militaristic application of [Psychohistory][1]. Advanced mathematics are used to make [tactical forecasts][2] and like the Phychohistory upon which I based the concept it works best on a large scale.

Predictive modeling is the closest real science that I know of to Psychohistory.
Before i turn to handwaving and otherwise making stuff up I decided to ask the question: **In what way can predictive-modeling be applied to warfare**. 


  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory_%28fictional%29
  [2]: http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Sumeragi_Lee_Noriega