The War Game America Ignored | How a $250M Military Exercise Predicted Today’s Asymmetric Wars
In 2002 the U.S. military conducted the largest war game in American history: Millennium Challenge 2002, a $250 million simulation designed to prove the power of America’s new high-tech military doctrine.
But during the exercise, retired Marine General Paul Van Riper used asymmetric tactics like motorcycle couriers, fishing boats, and surprise missile attacks to sink 16 U.S. warships in minutes, including an aircraft carrier battle group.
Instead of accepting the results, the exercise was stopped, reset, and the rules changed.
So what does this reveal about modern warfare?
In this episode we…
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