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Wargames Reveal Realistic Failure Paths
- Rosa Brooks turned a casual worry about a disrupted transfer of power into structured war games to explore realistic outcomes.
- The exercises revealed plausible, fast-moving failure paths in institutions rather than mere hypotheticals.
Structured Play Made Outcomes Plausible
- The simulations used sequential turns with media and legal realism enforced by a 'White Cell' to keep moves plausible.
- This produced faster-than-expected escalation and shock among participants.
Ambiguity Fuels Competing Victory Claims
- An ambiguous election outcome can prompt immediate, competing claims of victory and calls to halt counting.
- Early in-person returns favoring one side plus later mail ballots create predictable 'blue shift' dynamics that fuel disputes.