Tortoise Investigates Introducing...The Wargame
Jun 12, 2025
Dive into a gripping simulation as experts role-play a Russian attack on the UK. Former ministers and military chiefs strategize national defense in a tense geopolitical climate. The bunker setting fuels lively discussions on vulnerabilities and response tactics. Can the UK withstand such a scenario? Discover insights and scenarios that challenge conventional thinking about security and defense.
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Simulating UK-Russia Conflict
- The podcast simulates a Russian attack on the UK to test national defense readiness.
- It involves experienced former officials and imagines realistic political and military responses.
Experts Role-Playing UK Government
- Former senior ministers, military chiefs, and experts play the British government in the war game.
- They include General Sir Richard Barron, Mark Sedwell, Helena Kennedy, Amber Rudd, Jack Straw, and Ben Wallace as Prime Minister.
Near-Future Tense Scenario
- The scenario is set in the near future amid mounting UK-Russia tensions.
- Players do not know when or how an attack might unfold, testing their defensive decision-making under uncertainty.