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CIA Working on Anti-Terrorist Computer Simulation

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Posted by Dar 2003-09-29 5:04:27 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It sounds more like a "wargame" in the Pentagon sense than a "video game" in the Playstation sense. Of course, there appear to be quite a few people who will oppose ANY approach to dealing with terrorism, as the unnamed "military official" (Syrian?) and "second critic" demonstrate.

I also love the characterization of the terror futures idea as "gambling". I'm surprised Gertz wrote something that stupid; are commodities futures "gambling"?

Oh well. It took nearly a year for the US to get our heads out of our asses at the beginning of WWII. I guess it's going to take a few years this time.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-9-29 5:43:21 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2003-9-29 5:43:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The CIA has been looking at simulations since the game Balance of Power came out after the Gulf War. I used to own BOP and liked it. I'm not much for arcade games as they take too much hand/eye.

As for the Terror Futures, I hope like hell a conservative think tank implemented the idea immediately after its cancellation by the government.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-9-29 7:53:16 PM|| 2003-9-29 7:53:16 PM|| Front Page Top

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