Boris Johnson is building a White House-style situation room beneath Whitehall for tackling national security crises. No10 sources aid the coronavirus crisis showed that ministers needed more real-time information and data. (Image: Simon Dawson/No10 Downing Street)It will have hi-tech stuff – heat maps, geostationary visualisations, interactive dashboards,” a source told the Sunday Times. However they added: “It is f****** cool, though.”US Presidents use the White House “situation room” for coordinating emergency responses and tackling major security threats. The setting is often shown on Hollywood blockbusters, with uniformed top generals briefing leaders on grisly details from foreign battlefields.

Source: Daily Mirror March 07, 2021 14:10 UTC