BERLIN CRISIS Game, 1961

Date

1961

Summary

Politico-military crisis game played from September 8-11, 1961. The game was designed to test and analyze how America should respond to a crisis in Berlin. The game included players from the State Department, the Defense Department, and the White House. The game is 2-sided, with free adjudication. The game involved 4 separate moves. Each of the 2 teams consisted of approximately 4 players. Also includes memorandum from ISA Conference BERLIN CRISIS Game played at Camp David, September 29 - October 1 1961.

Archival processing title

BERLIN CRISIS Game

Creator/Contributor

Issuing body

United States. Department of Defense

United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff

Geographic subject area

Germany

Berlin

Language

English

Genre/Form

Games

Rights

No known restrictions.

Preferred citation

BERLIN CRISIS Game, 1961, https://n2t.net/ark:/54723/h31z4245x

Identifiers

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Game Play

Strategic crisis games

Real countries/players

Multi-sided

3+ moves

Subject

Defense/War Department

Nuclear warfare

Interstate conflict

Military (officers and civilians)

Declassified

Air

Naval

Land/ground