Can War Games Prevent Actual War?

<img alt="War game players strategizing their next move. Today" src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/06/19/feng-war-games_sq-38f60e77f83b74588b644f16b9db51ca5c8b8851.jpg" /><p>Though low tech, table top war games can give experts an understanding of how a real-world conflict could play out. With increased global instability there is increased demand for these exercises, even among those with access to classified information. We watch one such war game.</p><p>(Image credit: Emily Feng)</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1254414883" />