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List of Global Thermonuclear War scenarios explored by "Joshua" in WarGames (1983)

July 6, 2020

Scenarios presented by "Joshua," the WOPR, in WarGames (1983). Original spellings maintained, with typos indicated by *s.

  • USSR FIRST STRIKE
  • U.S. FIRST STRIKE
  • NATO / WARSAW PACT
  • FAR EAST STRATEGY
  • US USSR ESCALATION
  • MIDDLE EAST WAR
  • INDIA PAKISTAN WAR
  • MEDITERRANEAN WAR
  • HONGKONG VARIANT
  • SEATO DECAPITATING
  • CUBAN PROVOCATION
  • INADVERTANT* LAUNCH
  • [ILLEG.] BLACKOUT
  • ATLANTIC HEAVY
  • CUBAN PARAMILITARY
  • NICARAGUAN PREEMPTIVE
  • PACIFIC TERRITORIAL
  • BURMESE THEATERWIDE
  • TURKISH DECOY
  • NATO LIGHT
  • ANGENTINA* ESCALATION
  • ICELAND MAXIMUM
  • ARABIAN THEATERWIDE
  • U.S. SUBVERSION
  • AUSTRALIAN MANEUVER
  • ARABIAN DIVERSION
  • NORWAY LIMITED
  • SUDAN SURPRISE
  • NATO TERRITORIAL
  • ZAIRE ALLIANCE
  • ICELAND INCIDENT
  • ENGLISH ESCALATION
  • ZAIRE SUDDEN
  • EGYPT PARAMILITARY
  • MIDDLE EAST HEAVY
  • MEXICAN TAKEOVER
  • CHAD ALERT
  • SAUDI MANEUVER
  • AFRICAN TERRITORIAL
  • ETHIOPIAN ESCALATION
  • CANADIAN [ILLEG.]
  • TURKISH HEAVY
  • NATO INCURSION
  • U.S. DEFENSE
  • CAMBODIAN HEAVY
  • PACT MEDIUM
  • ARCTIC MINIMAL
  • MEXICAN DOMESTIC
  • TAIWAN THEATERWIDE
  • PACIFIC MANEUVER
  • PORTUGAL REVOLUTION
  • ALBANIAN DECOY
  • PALISTINIAN* LOCAL
  • MOROCCAN MINIMAL
  • HUNGARIAN DIVERSION
  • CZECH OPTION
  • FRENCH ALLIANCE
  • ARABIAN CLANDESTINE
  • GABON REBELLION
  • NORTHERN MAXIMUM
  • AUSTRIAN SUPRISE
  • NORTHERN MAXIMUM
  • IRISH PARAMILITARY
  • SEATO TAKEOVER
  • HAWAIIAN ESCALATION
  • IRANIAN MANEUVER
  • NATO CONTAINMENT
  • SWISS INCIDENT
  • CUBAN MINIMAL
  • CHAD ALERT
  • ICELAND ESCALATION
  • VIETNAMESE RETALIATION
  • SYRIAN PROVOCATION
  • LIBYAN LOCAL
  • GABON TAKEOVER
  • ROMANIAN WAR
  • MIDDLE EAST OFFENSIVE
  • DENMARK MASSIVE
  • CHILE CONFRONTATION
  • S.AFRICAN SUBVERSION
  • USSR ALERT
  • NICARAGUAN THRUST
  • GREENLAND DOMESTIC
  • ICELAND HEAVY
  • KENYA OPTION
  • PACIFIC DEFENSE
  • UGANDA MAXIMUM
  • THAI SUBVERSION
  • ROMANIAN STRIKE
  • PAKISTAN SOVEREIGNTY
  • AFGHAN MISDIRECTION
  • THAI VARIATION
  • NORTHERN TERRITORIAL
  • POLISH PARAMILITARY
  • S.AFRICAN OFFENSIVE
  • PANAMA MISDIRECTION
  • SCANDINAVIAN DOMESTIC
  • JORDAN PREEMPTIVE
  • ENGLISH THRUST
  • BURMESE MANEUVER
  • SPAIN COUNTER
  • ARABIAN OFFENSIVE
  • CHAD INTERDICTION
  • TAIWAN MISDIRECTION
  • BANGLADESH THEATERWIDE
  • ETHIOPIAN LOCAL
  • ITALIAN TAKEOVER
  • VIETNAMESE INCIDENT
  • ENGLISH PREEMPTIVE
  • DENMARK ALTERNATE
  • THAI CONFRONTATION
  • TAIWAN SURPRISE
  • BRAZILIAN STRIKE
  • VENEZUELA SUDDEN
  • MAYLASIAN* ALERT
  • ISREAL* DISCRETIONARY
  • LIBYAN ACTION
  • PALISTINIAN* TACTICAL
  • NATO ALTERNATE
  • CYPRESS* MANEUVER
  • EGYPT MISDIRECTION
  • BANGLADESH THRUST
  • KENYA DEFENSE
  • BANGLADESH CONTAINMENT
  • VIETNAMESE STRIKE
  • ALBANIAN CONTAINMENT
  • GABON SURPRISE
  • IRAQ SOVEREIGNTY
  • VIETNAMESE SUDDEN
  • LEBANON INTERDICTION
  • TAIWAN DOMESTIC
  • ALGERIAN SOVEREIGNTY
  • ARABIAN STRIKE
  • ATLANTIC SUDDEN
  • MONGOLIAN THRUST
  • POLISH DECOY
  • ALASKAN DISCRETIONARY
  • CANADIAN THRUST
  • ARABIAN LIGHT
  • S.AFRICAN DOMESTIC
  • TUNISIAN INCIDENT
  • MAYLASIAN* MANEUVER
  • JAMAICA DECOY
  • MAYLASIAN* MINIMAL
  • RUSSIAN SOVEREIGNTY
  • CHAD OPTION
  • BANGLADESH WAR
  • BURMESE CONTAINMENT
  • ASIAN THEATERWIDE
  • BULGARIAN CLANDESTINE
  • GREENLAND INCURSION
  • EGYPT SURGICAL
  • CZECH HEAVY
  • TAIWAN CONFRONTATION
  • GREENLAND MAXIMUM
  • UGANDA OFFENSIVE
  • CASPIAN DEFENSE