April 1, 2002: War Games - Bonnie Ramthun

Art Bell welcomes former Department of Defense war gamer Bonnie Ramthun, who spent seven years running nuclear conflict simulations at a classified facility on Schriever Air Force Base. Ramthun describes entering the windowless war gaming center through a retinal scanner, being weighed in a sealed glass booth, and passing through submarine-style doors with interlocking copper plates before reaching her workstation. Ramthun recounts playing scenarios where full nuclear exchanges between… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/april-1-2002-war-games-bonnie-ramthun