Wargames Ending
Techno947
Why leaders watch it
Film scene on no-win scenarios, a loose metaphor for escalation logic.
The final scene of the 1983 film WarGames, in which the WOPR computer runs through nuclear war scenarios and concludes that the only winning move is not to play. It is a six-minute clip uploaded in higher quality than earlier copies.
Topics: Decision making & mental models, Systems thinking & complexity
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