Wednesday 4 October 2023

Maybe of Some Interest…


For those of you who are not trendy leftie Guardian readers, this might be of some interest:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/30/what-would-happen-if-russia-invaded-finland-i-went-to-a-giant-war-game-in-london-to-find-out


It is an account of a game held in London on the attempted destabilisation of Finland. Interesting and scary.


https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/wargaming-its-history-and-future.pdf


This is a link, found in the above story, to a paper on the history of wargaming, perhaps more aimed at ‘serious wargaming’, that is trying to persuade movers, shakers and their minions that Armageddon might be a bad idea.


I just thought you might like to know, and may be interested.

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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous4 October 2023 at 05:08

    Interesting article. Interesting the way that not only the players but the journalist also gets sucked into it after being very dismissive.
    Light on detail about how they destabilised Finland. Probably one of the most prepared states in all senses.
    Chris/Nundanket

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    1. The Polemarch4 October 2023 at 05:24

      I have seen such things happen with other sorts of groups, so it is not much of a surprise. How destabilise Finland? I'm not sure. From the few Finns I have known, banning skiing might be the best bet.

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  2. El Grego4 October 2023 at 05:26

    'Armageddon might be a bad idea' - agreed

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    1. The Polemarch4 October 2023 at 05:27

      Sometimes it seems convincing some world leaders of the fact is quite hard.

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  3. Prufrock5 October 2023 at 04:15

    It was a good article, I thought.

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