Chapter 11
THE WHITE HOUSE
The Situation Room in the basement of the West Wing of the White House was officially known as the John F. Kennedy Conference Room. It had been expanded over the years from its original size of five thousand square feet to over twelve thousand to allow for all of the technology upgrades: AI computer equipment and support staff, drone warfare management systems, surveillance, and intelligence systems. Comanaged by the National Security Council staff, it also included the national security advisor, the White House chief of staff, and the secretaries of Technology, Homeland Security, and the AICW.
The monitors in the Situation Room of the White House displayed images and videos of the recent drone attacks, darkened corporate headquarters, riots in the streets, lo
