North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Japan. Japan does not know if the United States wants to start a war.
Discover why a large American navy fleet has just arrived in the region. But this gives no answer. There is chaos in the White House, while various factions are trying to influence the president.
Some of these things seem familiar. But it's not real life. This is the scenario of a war game called Dire Straits, set in 2020.
And this is not happening on the world stage, but in a meeting room and seminar room at King's College London.
Rules and referees
More than 100 people participate: academics, students, military officers and officials on duty, as well as some who do it as a hobby.
For a stranger, the game looks like chaos, but there are rules and referees.
Tables for countries have been developed.
Participants wear badges with their national flag and their role. There is a Russian president and a foreign minister, a UN secretary general, military commanders and even journalists.
It is a noisy mix of debate associations and board games: risk meets the most important assets that are disappointing.
On a table is a map of the region with maps placed above it with images of military material such as an American aircraft carrier and a nuclear submarine.
Then there are the "live inserts". The tweets appear on giant television screens to mark another turning point in the game, including some tweets from President Trump. Keep everyone on your guard.
Everything was choreographed by Jim Wallman and Professor Rex Brynen of McGill University in Montreal, who also played these games with the US Army.
Professor Brynen said that in recent years war games have once again become a serious tool for analysis and training in the United States and the United Kingdom.
A Dire Straits, oversees events at the White House - a room down the hallway in the hallway. A dozen people are trying to influence President Trump, who survived other elections in this scenario.
Alex Jonas, who holds the position of Chief of Staff of the White House, is trying to decide which of the advisers has access to the president. Alex's real job as a web developer seems less hectic.
President Trump is not interpreted by one person.
Instead, there is a chart with the right papers that reveal his mood. Some are based on his tweets. Before lunch, one of the cards warns North Korea of "fire and anger," following a sentence the President used in August.
According to Professor Brynen, many players try to influence the president. "It is hot and cold in China and the American ambassadors in the region feel that they are not listening." Part of this can reflect his vision of President Trump.
"Avoid thinking in a group"
At the North Korean table, the man who played Kim Jong-un asked his team to applaud every decision he made. The North Korea referee is a true British military officer, Maj Tom Mouat, who is giving a lecture at the Shrivenham Defense Academy. His presence suggests that this is serious.
He says war games "make you understand the options better". "Avoid the group mentality," he says.
Discover why a large American navy fleet has just arrived in the region. But this gives no answer. There is chaos in the White House, while various factions are trying to influence the president.
Some of these things seem familiar. But it's not real life. This is the scenario of a war game called Dire Straits, set in 2020.
And this is not happening on the world stage, but in a meeting room and seminar room at King's College London.
Rules and referees
More than 100 people participate: academics, students, military officers and officials on duty, as well as some who do it as a hobby.
For a stranger, the game looks like chaos, but there are rules and referees.
Tables for countries have been developed.
Participants wear badges with their national flag and their role. There is a Russian president and a foreign minister, a UN secretary general, military commanders and even journalists.
It is a noisy mix of debate associations and board games: risk meets the most important assets that are disappointing.
On a table is a map of the region with maps placed above it with images of military material such as an American aircraft carrier and a nuclear submarine.
Then there are the "live inserts". The tweets appear on giant television screens to mark another turning point in the game, including some tweets from President Trump. Keep everyone on your guard.
Everything was choreographed by Jim Wallman and Professor Rex Brynen of McGill University in Montreal, who also played these games with the US Army.
Professor Brynen said that in recent years war games have once again become a serious tool for analysis and training in the United States and the United Kingdom.A Dire Straits, oversees events at the White House - a room down the hallway in the hallway. A dozen people are trying to influence President Trump, who survived other elections in this scenario.
Alex Jonas, who holds the position of Chief of Staff of the White House, is trying to decide which of the advisers has access to the president. Alex's real job as a web developer seems less hectic.
President Trump is not interpreted by one person.
Instead, there is a chart with the right papers that reveal his mood. Some are based on his tweets. Before lunch, one of the cards warns North Korea of "fire and anger," following a sentence the President used in August.
According to Professor Brynen, many players try to influence the president. "It is hot and cold in China and the American ambassadors in the region feel that they are not listening." Part of this can reflect his vision of President Trump.
"Avoid thinking in a group"
At the North Korean table, the man who played Kim Jong-un asked his team to applaud every decision he made. The North Korea referee is a true British military officer, Maj Tom Mouat, who is giving a lecture at the Shrivenham Defense Academy. His presence suggests that this is serious.
He says war games "make you understand the options better". "Avoid the group mentality," he says.
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