"Global Hot Spots -- Update 2005" National Security Lecture
Description:
Common causes of conflict - population, culture, resources, economics. Impact of technology. Future warfare. A review of the world to see where trouble exists today, and to project where it might start tomorrow.
Why seapower is important, which nations value it, and which are good at it. How it is achieved. Tools of naval power - ships, aircraft, subs, marines, logistics, and other assets.
"Submarine and Anti-Submarine Warfare - Update 2005" National Security Lecture
Description:
The various types of submarines and their missions. Submarine and anti-submarine doctrine, platforms, sensors, weapons and tactics. Presented by a veteran submariner and an ASW coordinator.
Global War on Terror - Update 2005" National Security Lecture
Description:
Lots more than last year's presentation, especially regarding current strategy and the nature of Islam. A mini-course on Islamic beliefs, the socio-economic realities of the Islamic world, why certain Muslims are angry and at whom, who the terrorist groups are, what they want to achieve and how they go about it, which national governments support them (plus "why" and "how"), and the possible responses to this threat.
The National Security Decision Making (NSDM) Game is a fast-paced, challenging simulation of contemporary politics and eternal strategic principles, modeled after the games used by senior U.S. Government officials to explore geopolitical options. During Thursday/noon-8pm Gen Con presents a retrospective NSDM Game that recreates the U.S. and USSR in 1962. Go back to the heyday of the Cold War and see if you can do better than history!
NSDM "FastPlay" Games (noon-4pm and 8pm-midnight))
Description:
The National Security Decision Making (NSDM) Game is a fast-paced, challenging simulation of politics and strategic principles, modeled after the games used by senior government officials. During Friday you can play in either or both of two special four-hour NSDM Games featuring brisk scenarios and accelerated adjudication procedures (noon-4pm and 8pm-midnight). Each game has a separate scenario.
NSDM "FastPlay" Games (noon-4pm and 8pm-midnight))
Description:
The National Security Decision Making (NSDM) Game is a fast-paced, challenging simulation of politics and strategic principles, modeled after the games used by senior government officials. During Friday you can play in either or both of two special four-hour NSDM Games featuring brisk scenarios and accelerated adjudication procedures (noon-4pm and 8pm-midnight). Each game has a separate scenario.
The National Security Decision Making (NSDM) Game is a fast-paced, challenging simulation of contemporary politics and eternal strategic principles, modeled after the games used to train senior government officials. During Saturday/noon-8pm Gen Con presents its *flagship* NSDM Game -- the "MegaScenario" event - featuring nastier politics, tougher economics, meaner diplomacy, and deadlier military action than anything else NSDM has to offer!