In 2002, the US military lost a $250 million war game in 10 minutes. A newly declassified report “warned of military vulnerabilities to unconventional tactics that were later exploited by enemies in real conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan”. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/10/30/usa-war-military-money-report/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzMwMjYwODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzMxNjQ2Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MzAyNjA4MDAsImp0aSI6IjdhMWQ0MjZmLTc3ZWYtNDVmMi1iMDZmLTcwMGY0YjE3NTQyMiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9ucy8yMDI0LzEwLzMwL3VzYS13YXItbWlsaXRhcnktbW9uZXktcmVwb3J0LyJ9.NCWD9mkCaJ_RpuDtWhkwK6Z2ZIGorA6AwYCbqN0dLUI