Paul Rouse: Treating war as a game is nothing new

Man wearing a virtual reality headset with two soldiers appear in the background as part of the immersive game the man is playing.

In the first week of the Iran war the White House posted a video which intercut missile strikes on targets in Iran with footage from the popular ‘Call of Duty’ video game.

It not clear how many – if any – people died in the missile strikes that were lifted from actual footage shot in Iran.