Why America’s Leaders Ignored Shockingly Prescient Sigma War Games on Vietnam

Senior Fellow H.R. McMaster speaks about the impact of the Sigma War Games during the early Vietnam War era in Hauck Auditorium on October 8, 2024. (Rod Searcey)

Pins depicting four senior defense officials in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations are seen on October 8, 2024. (Rod Searcey)

Hoover Wargaming and Crisis Simulation Initiative Director Jacquelyn Schneider speaks in Hauck Auditorium on October 8, 2024. (Rod Searcey)

Wargaming and Crisis Simulation Initiative Program Manager Jacob Ganz (right) speaks about the history of wargaming in Hauck Auditorium on October 8, 2024. (Rod Searcey)

Author and historian Mai Elliott speaks about the Sigma War Games in Hauck Auditorium on October 8, 2024. (Rod Searcey)

Mark Moyar of Hillsdale College’s Center for Military History and Strategy speaks in Hauck Auditorium on October 8, 2024. (Rod Searcey)