Topic: Military Simulation

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests reveal extensive cooperation between the U.S. military and video game developers like Ubisoft and Sony. The military utilizes games such as "Call of Duty" and "Ghost Recon" as recruitment tools and combat simulators. The discussion highlights how modern drone controllers are often modeled after Xbox peripherals to leverage the skills of the "gamer" generation.

A massive manhunt is underway in Pennsylvania for Eric Frein, a 31-year-old suspect accused of killing a state trooper. Authorities describe Frein as a survivalist and military reenactor who may believe he is a soldier in active combat. The media coverage is criticized for using "fear porn" tactics, such as closing schools and using military terminology like "police barracks" to describe the situation.

A deep dive into the actual ConPlan 8888 document reveals that the "zombie" scenario was used by US Strategic Command to avoid the political fallout of using real-world countries in training exercises. However, the document explicitly mentions that they previously used "Tunisia" and "Nigeria" scenarios. The hosts find it suspicious that Nigeria was a specific training focus years before the current Boko Haram crisis.