There are think tanks that war game many different scenarios for future force and contingency planning. The scenario war gamed the most frequently is the American Public against the US Military, the result is the same everytime. The time line changes but the result doesn’t, the American public wins everytime, normally in about 12 weeks.
This is designed to change that result, it has no other reason other than that.
You have a link to those games? I’d like to look at their assumptions.
It would be interesting to read about those studies.
I would dispute your implication that the military would stand against the American Public. I think the whole Bergdahl debacle demonstrates the military culture is rooted in traditional American values. I think a military coup disposing a leftist leader to be a more likely scenario than one in which the American people are oppressed by a military back totalitarian.
With the recent (last 6 years) purchasing “spree” of firearms and ammunition, I believe it’s too late to change it...only the attempted confiscation of private firearms will make any impact and we all know once that starts it’s “game on”...(not saying it’s a game).
Do those predictions take into account the full weight of the US military, plus outside military forces, plus shutting down all long-range communication, plus checkpoints every 20 miles or so? How about drones with FLIR for nighttime?