Now Thorpe had an idea that seemed to match the “cost cutting” mission for DARPA. He said there had been a big tank battle during the Gulf War, just a few days prior. Thorpe wanted to re-create the battle in a virtual world of computers, something that had never been done before and could potentially save money on training. The key, however, was that he wanted to send scientists to a battleground in Iraq strewn with still smoldering Iraqi tanks.
