From the instruction book: War Room is a simulation of the computerized war game scenarios played out at the highest level of the world superpowers. It is an extremely graphic and realistic representation of a nuclear confrontation between the United States and Russia which demonstrates why no responsible government would want to resort to nuclear warfare in any other than game form. As a player, you have far more responsibility than finite hand-eye coordination. You also have to maintain production of goods and services that will enable your country to defend itself against wave after wave of nuclear attack.