Learning from the ‘mistakes of the future’
By: Stephen Weigand  
The unforeseen consequences of relying on automation resulted in escalations in a science fiction story that envisions the U.S. coming to the aid of an ally. (Army)
How do you avoid repeating the mistakes of the future? By studying the mistakes of the future — at least that’s the premise of an excerpt from Robert Hranek’s short story entitled “Angry Engineer†posted to Army Training and Doctrine Command’s blog called the Mad Scientist Laboratory.
The story, which was submitted for the blog’s science fiction writing contest, follows hostility between the fictional nations of Otso, a close ally of the U.S., and Donovia, a near-peer competitor of the U.S., in the year 2030. The U.S. is compelled to intervene in combat operations when Donovia launches an invasion against its neighbor on April Fool’s Day.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/05/07/learning-from-the-mistakes-of-the-future/
