Wargames as experiments: The Project on Nuclear Gaming’s SIGNAL framework

Journal Article · Wed May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

OSTI ID:1644315

Goldblum, Bethany L. ^[1]; Reddie, Andrew W. ^[2]; Reinhardt, Jason C. ^[3]

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1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); UC Berkeley
2. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

What can we learn from the Peloponnesian War that will help us deal with the intersection of cyber and nuclear conflict? What does World War I teach us about the role of nuclear-capable hypersonic weapons in warfare? The short answer to both questions is—probably not much. While extensive scholarship on nuclear warfare and strategy exists, empirical data on the impact of emerging technologies such as cyber weaponry, advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance tools, and precision-guided munitions are lacking. Here, given the importance of policy-relevant research to equip decision-makers with tools to understand nuclear deterrence and reduce the likelihood of nuclear war, the scarcity of data available to analysts remains a critical gap.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development (NA-22)
• Grant/Contract Number: NA0003180
• OSTI ID: 1644315
• Journal Information: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Journal Name: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Vol. 2019; ISSN 0096-3402
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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