Allison of Harvard University, whose study of the Kennedy administration’s handling of the Cuban missile crisis, “Essence of Decision,” has been read by generations of international relations students - and many of the national security staff surrounding Mr. Putin issued his directive, leaving some wondering what he was thinking, and how he might respond. Russia’s most senior military officer, Valery Gerasimov, sat stone-faced as Mr. Putin told his generals that he was acting because of the West’s “aggressive comments” about Ukraine. But what made the latest nuclear outburst notable was that it was staged for television, as Mr. Putin has reminded the world, and Washington, that he has a massive arsenal and might be tempted to use it. It was the second time in a week that Mr. Biden, in Delaware for the weekend, respond to Mr. Similar concerns drove the decision not to have Mr. Putin wants to create that impression, to add to Washington’s unease. Clapper Jr., said in public today what some officials have been saying in private since the Russian leader began accusing Ukraine of genocide and claiming it was developing nuclear weapons of its own. The former director of national intelligence, James R. This has a considerable strategic impact on the game.And his outburst highlighted anew the question, coursing through the American intelligence community, about the state of mind of the Russian leader, a man previously described as pragmatic, calculating and cunning. The draw deck tends to reshuffle on Turns 3 and Turn 7. For example, if Thailand is at 3/0, then the US has overcontrolled it if India is at 1/6 then the USSR has double-overcontrolled it.Īnother term for the Mid War regions: South America, Central America, and Africa Usually refers to controlling the country with one more influence than necessary double overcontrol means controlling with two more. To control a country with more influence than necessary. “Playing a card for Ops” refers to playing it for the Operations points value, rather than for the event. South America, Central America, and Africa. If you play the China Card, you will hold two cards if you are forced to discard a card (e.g., via Blockade or Grain Sales to Soviets), you won’t hold any. Ordinarily, you will play all of your cards except one, which becomes your “held card” for next turn. At DEFCON 2, you may also conduct realignments in Mid War regions, but not any other region. At DEFCON 2, you cannot coup a battleground anywhere in the world, but you may coup any non-battleground in Mid War regions (but not a non-battleground in the Middle East or Asia). At DEFCON 3 you may coup a Middle East or Mid War region battleground, but not an Asian non-battleground. The Mid War regions can always be couped or realigned.Note that this is distinct from DEFCON dropping by a level each time you coup a battleground. Europe at DEFCON 5 only, Asia at DEFCON 4 and higher, Middle East at DEFCON 3 and higher. The current DEFCON affects what regions are able to be couped / realigned. The Chinese Civil War, an optional variant that helps the USĪ particular USSR opening setup and headline that aims to take over Europe with Turn 1 realignmentsĪ card that, if played, will cause that player to lose by thermonuclear war because DEFCON dropped to 1 on his turn. By extension, non-BG refers to a non-battleground country. AR1 refers to the first Action Round of a turn AR6/7 generally means the last Action Round of a turnīattleground country. France at 2/3 would mean that the US has 2 influence in France and the USSR has 3.Īction Round. Shorthand for describing the influence in a country. Terms and abbreviations commonly used on this blog and the TS community include: _/_
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