Move 3: Red Team


Illustrations by Peter Durand, Alphachimp Studio, Inc.

Move Brief - Objective

Prevent Blue from intruding military in our region, and from intimidating our neighbors.
Continue to compete aggressively with Blue in new economic sectors as well as the ones already conquered.
Increasing our military and economic dominance of our region.

Invest in short-range, defensive air superiority UCAVs and weapon technology, building on our Move 2 investment in airplane engines, general aviation aircraft and IT development.
Continue our semiconductor advancements into an advanced multifunction RF component technology, for counterstealth air surveillance and targeting. (Combined cost: $3 bn.)
Offer these technologies for sale to other countries as they’re developed.
Offer regional countries a free-trade zone and hold regional summits to discuss security assistance and economic cooperation.
Increase sophistication and subtlety of our cyber-attacks, and take measures to increase confusion about their sources. Offer Blue assistance in defending against attacks.
Institute restrictions on travel to Orange, to be lifted when (a) a free-trade zone is agreed and (b) Orange no longer operates unilaterally with Blue.
Commercially exploit biotech R&D, and enter Blue’s market with products from this field, announcing major medical & agricultural breakthroughs.

Consternation on the part of Blue.
Orange will probably ask Blue for more economic and military help. Blue won’t give enough to offset our pressure. Orange should eventually agree to exclude Blue.
Blue could start investing in other regional countries to take production away from Red. If so, Red should be prepared to outsource aggressively to those countries.