Blue Move 5

Illustrations by Matt Sullivan, Alphachimp Studio, Inc.

Previous Move - ReCap

Summary of Strategy

• Build intnatl pressure to stop the IO attacks, and Information campaign against Blue
• Define the economic attack as a hostile act
• Develop negotiating leverage against Red
• Develop political leverage within Red
• Detailed assessment and response to IO attacks Information campaign to improve relationships with Rafta and European nations
• Underwrite the security for the sea lanes
  • Counter drug and humanitarian operations with Red
  • Approach Orange about coalition operations
• Protect Blue access to markets
• Advocate balance news coverage in Red
• Assess progress of investments

Expectations v. Outcomes

• Lie like snakes
• Retreat from Cyber Attacks for a brief period
• Exploit their bio break through
  • They will not share the benefits of the BioTech advance
• Red will Sell Defense Tech to a country friendly to Blue.
• Some internal political pressure on Red will increase in response to Blue efforts

Assessment of success

• Gradual but steady reduction in cyber attacks against Blue with Red claiming major role
• Red moves from restricted access to eliminating access to Orange for tourism
• Red continues to support opposition groups in Orange to undermine the regime
• Increased terrorist attacks in Orange
• Red offers to buy Purple’s entire yearly oil output
• Blue pill QC requires recall, with Red pill entering pharmaceutical market as substitute

Move Brief - Objective

• Continue to build international pressure against cyber attacks
• Stop the Cyber Attacks
• Confirm the source and correlation of all attacks
  • Cyber
  • Economic (e.g., tourism, Purple Oil, QC)
• Continue to insure Blue’s access to the Red region

Move Brief - Actions

• Covertly Deploy Blues Cyber attack against Red to deplete but not eliminate Reds financial Resources and distribute them amongst multiple disadvantaged countries
• Address UN re. Cyber Attacks
• Investigate Reds Bio Tech developments
• Maintain ongoing military, political and economic initiatives in the region
  • Build Base on Orange
• Bank roll Orange’s purchase of Miltary hardware (covertly)
• Approach Red on sharing their Tech Developments

Move Brief – Expected Response

• Covertly Deploy Blues Cyber attack against Red to deplete but not eliminate Reds financial Resources and distribute them amongst multiple disadvantaged countries - Cry
• Address UN re. Cyber Attacks - Deny
• Investigate Reds Bio Tech developments
• Maintain ongoing military, political and economic initiatives in the region
  • Build Base on Orange – Isolate Orange and Cancel UCAV deal
• Bank roll Orange’s purchase of Miltary hardware (covertly)
• Approach Red on sharing their C.N.A. Tech Developments -

Minority Opinions

• Covertly Deploy Blues Cyber attack against Red to deplete Reds financial Resources and distribute them amongst multiple disadvantaged countries

Summary and Observations

• In general, blue was able to achieve their initial strategic objectives
  • Blue gained strategic bases in the region
  • Red succeeded at some low level with economic attacks
• Warfare had been taking place from day 1 on an economic level and succeeded in making a dent in our economy although the extent is not quantifiable
• Red was able to highly leverage small funds
  • Is their strategy self destructive in the long run due to complexity, are the outcomes predictable?
• Should have taken the gloves off sooner
• EBO did not identify attack by correlating multi-dimensional events as intended by the original investment
  • Reluctant to take aggressive action due to lack of confirming data
• Difficult but not impossible to lock out opponent’s options

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