‘15 minutes to save the world’: a terrifying VR journey into the nuclear bunker
Posted: 15th December 2021
The VR simulation of a nuclear attack said sensors had detected the launch of 299 missiles in Russia, bound for the US mainland. Photograph: AP
Nuclear Biscuit, a simulated experience, allows US officials to wargame a missile attack and see the devastating consequences of their choices
Julian Borger in Washington
Tue 14 Dec 2021 07.30 GMT
It became clear that things had gone terribly awry on this particular day when I saw that the most moderate option on the desk in front of me involved killing at least five million people.
It became clear that things had gone terribly awry on this particular day when I saw that the most moderate option on the desk in front of me involved killing at least five million people.
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