US election 2020: Washington insiders preparing for ‘counting chaos’ and ‘states seceding’

Experts conduct ‘war gaming’ exercises amid fears of major political upheaval following November vote

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Experts conduct ‘war gaming’ exercises amid fears of major political upheaval following November vote
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The upcoming US election may plunge the nation into a crisis in which military force is needed to help break a stalemate and states threaten to secede from the union, experts have predicted.

A series of “war gaming” exercises have been conducted in Washington to prepare for potential scenarios that could result from “counting chaos” in the wake of the vote, The Times reports.

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