UK counter-terrorism tabletop wargames in the news.

[djbamforduk]

Rishi Sunak orders police and spy chiefs to carry out war-gaming exercises

Sources told the Mail that Mr Sunak asked the police and MI5 to conduct 'tabletop exercises to simulate our response to potential public order and counter terror scenarios'.

[...]

The police and security services routinely wargame their response to terror attacks.

By JASON GROVES and REBECCA CAMBER

PUBLISHED: 00:04, 31 October 2023 | UPDATED: 07:45, 31 October 2023

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... flict.html

[Contrarius]

Perhaps Big Rich should contact number ten asap. They could probably use all the help they can get.

[PedroBlazer]

If the Lardies were to write a rules set for this, what name would they give it?

[PedroBlazer]

"What a Cobra"?

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

"Diverse Britanniarum"?

[Tomm]

I'm not sure even with Rich's help they could organise a p...... party in a brewery.

How about Very Sharp Practice?

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

Or "Not too Sharp in case someone injures themselves" Practice?

[Goodoldrebel1862]

Given the general level of knowledge and brainpower on display at cabinet level, I think they might just about cope with HG Well's 'Little War' rules in a suitably dumbed down format-but could we trust them with the spring operated cannons?

[Jimintring]

Only after a public enquiry, and HSE have set the minimum certification requirements