Are War Simulations Showing The U.S. Being Defeated By China And Russia Correct?

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Stephen Bryen, Asia Times: Did RAND get it right in its war game exercise?

Simulations suggest the United States would lose to both Russia and China

The RAND Corporation with Pentagon support has carried out a war game simulation in which the United States loses to both Russia and China. The US and NATO are unable to stop an attack in the Balkans by the Russians, and the United States and its allies are unable to prevent the takeover of Taiwan by China.

These are the claims made by RAND. But is RAND right?

The RAND war game effort was led by David Ochmanek, a senior international and defense researcher at the RAND Corporation. From 2009 until 2014 he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development.

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WNU Editor: Stephen Bryen's scenario that he illustrates in the above Asia Times post is not going to happen. Nor will the RAND Study.

Update #2: Yup .... Wargames as Sales Tool? Touchy Business. (CDR Salamander, US Naval Institute Blog)

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