Of all human activities, card games are the one that most closely resembles war, said the eminent military theorist Car von Clausewitz.
A priori
, war has nothing to do with a game. On the other hand, the game can be useful in war.
And the Ukrainian army has understood this well.
Ahead of the victorious counter-offensives at the end of summer 2022, the General Staff in kyiv lent itself to table simulations of the campaigns to come, supported by the United States.
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Called "
wargames
" in the jargon, these exercises were repeated at the beginning of March on the American base in Wiesbaden, Germany, according to the
New York Times
, to prepare for possible maneuvers at the end of winter.
Very widespread today within the armies, in particular in the Anglo-Saxon world, this type of planning with the ludic paces makes it possible to organize the present conflicts and to anticipate the future wars, sometimes using a plate of game, cards, pawns and dice.
A real strategic interest... and limits
The history of "
wargames
" goes back...
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