What if a nuke goes off in Washington, D.C.? Simulations of artificial societies help planners cope with the unthinkable
beSpacific 2018-04-15
Summary:
Science – M. Mitchell Waldrop, Apr. 12, 2018: “…Known as National Planning Scenario 1 (NPS1), that nuclear attack story line originated in the 1950s as a kind of war game, a safe way for national security officials and emergency managers to test their response plans before having to face the real thing. Sixty years later, […]