![]() ![]() What we haven’t factored in is that it could happen by accident.Īll told, there have been at least 22 alarmingly narrow misses since nuclear weapons were discovered. We know that the prospect of any leader intentionally detonating one is extremely remote after all, they would have to be mad. It’s easy to forget that there are roughly 14,000 nuclear weapons out in the world, with the combined power to extinguish the lives of around three billion people – or even the extinction of the species if they triggered a nuclear winter. Nuclear shelters are the preserve of eccentric survivalists and the ultra-rich, and existential worries have shifted to other threats such as climate change. The pilots were intercepted by a quick-thinking official, who drove a truck at them as they started their engines on the runway.įast-forward to today and the atomic anxiety of the 1960s has all but been forgotten. In the end, the base commander figured out what had happened. The war game that could have ended the world.The forgotten mine that built the atomic bomb.Can nuclear war ever be morally justified?.They had been told there would be no practice runs, and as they boarded their planes, they were entirely convinced that this was it –World War Three had begun. It was all a mistake.īut back at Volk Field, the squadron was still unaware of this fact. The figure skulking around the fence is thought to have been a large black bear. As the world knew only too well, all it would take was one single strike from either nation to trigger an unpredictable escalation.Īs it happens, on this occasion there was no imposter – at least, not a human one. Eleven days earlier, a spy plane had captured photographs of secret launchers, missiles and trucks in Cuba, which suggested the Soviets were mobilising to strike targets across the United States. It was the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis and everyone was on edge. Soon there was a frenzy of activity, as they rushed to take to the skies, armed with nuclear weapons. ![]() At nearby Volk Field, an air base, someone flicked the wrong switch – so rather than the standard security warning, pilots heard an emergency siren telling them to scramble. The situation escalated remarkably quickly. Instantly, intruder alarms were ringing at every air base in the area. He shot at it and raised the alert, fearing that this was part of a wider Soviet attack. Mere minutes earlier, a guard at Duluth Sector Direction Center had glimpsed a shadowy form attempting to climb the facility’s perimeter fence. Swedish Lvgrp RBS 90 (1991, proto): 5-men MANPAD team.It was the middle of the night on 25 October 1962 and a truck was racing down a runway in Wisconsin. Norwegian LHV (1975): 15-men Militia Rifles. British Challenger 1 Mk.2 (1987, proto): MBT American SMAW (1984): 5-men USMC tank hunter squad. French Mirage F1CT (1988, proto): CAS (cluster). 1 map for the 1v1/2v2/3v3 multiplayer matches: Aarhus.Īll new maps are playable in Conquest and Destruction modes.3 maps for the 1v1/2v2 multiplayer matches: Oslo, Orkolsvik and Karlstad.1 “tribute” map for the 3v3/4v4 multiplayer matches: Three Miles Island.2 newly designed maps: Gjöll and Ásgard.Finally, those nostalgic for the first Wargame will welcome the arrival of Three Miles Island, one of the most popular multiplayer maps in European Escalation, which is now playable in AirLand Battle in both Conquest and Destruction modes! Wargame AirLand Battle therefore has 7 new maps: Gjöll and Ásgard, 2 totally new maps specifically designed for the massive battles with 20 players, and 4 new additional maps for 1 vs 1 up to 3 vs 3 players: Oslo, Orkolsvik, Karlstad and Aarhus that can all be played in the Conquest and Destruction modes. About This Content MAGNA CARTA DLC for Wargame: AirLand Battle offers 12 new units (one per nation) and new large-scale multiplayer maps. ![]()
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