In Moscow, a new craze has emerged – a nuclear war game where players rush to find launch codes and prevent a catastrophic strike on the United States. The game is hosted in a building reminiscent of the Cold War era, emphasizing tensions that remain after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The game, called “The Red Button Quest,” is all in good fun, but the current geopolitical climate surrounding Russia makes it feel somewhat unsettling. Russian officials are playing on these fears, staging nation-wide training exercises for chemical and nuclear attacks in preparation for a potential conflict with the West. While an all-out conflict remains highly unlikely, tensions over recent events, such as Syria, Ukraine and the Baltic states, could lead to a small risk of contact and misunderstanding between the West and Russia, which could escalate quickly. Such risks should not be ignored, warns Fyodor Lukyanov, editor of Russia in Global Affairs. The Kremlin is playing up tensions, with state television issuing warnings of global war if Russia and US forces clash in Syria. Russia has added the world’s most destructive weapon to its nuclear arsenal, just as the Red Button Quest gamers race against time to prevent a nuclear catastrophe that is thankfully only make-believe.
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