SIGMA I-64 Memorandum to Planning Group Members April 16, 1964
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Date
1964-April 19 March 18
Summary
SIGMA Games: SIGMA I-64
Politico-military crisis game run by the Joint War Games Agency (JWGA) from April 6-9, 1964. The game was designed to test the impact and effectiveness of America’s proposed strategies in an escalatory conflict in Vietnam. The game included players from the government, military, and intelligence agencies. The game is 3-sided, with free adjudication. The game involved 2 separate moves. Each of the 3 teams consisted of approximately 15 players. Includes: Planning Group Meeting, Critique of SIGMA I-64, Game Invitation and Acceptance for NSA McGeorge Bundy.
Subject tags: Real countries/players; declassified; nuclear; interstate conflict; air; naval; land/ground; defense/war department; military (officers and civilians); strategic crisis game; multi-sided; 3+ moves
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SIGMA I-64 Memorandum to Planning Group Members April 16, 1964, Hoover Institution Library & Archives, https://wargaming.hoover.org/view/ark:/54723/h33b5wj8g