A Taste of Armageddon

"**A Taste of Armageddon**"
"A Taste of Armageddon"
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 23
Directed by	Joseph Pevney
Story by	Robert Hamner
Teleplay by	Gene L. Coon; Robert Hamner;
Featured music	Alexander Courage
Cinematography by	Jerry Finnerman
Production code	023
Original air date	February 23, 1967
Guest appearances
	David Opatoshu — Anan 7; Gene Lyons — Ambassador Robert Fox; Barbara Babcock — Mea 3; Miko Mayama — Yeoman Tamura; David L. Ross — Lt. Galloway; Sean Kenney — Lt. DePaul; Robert Sampson — Sar 6;
Episode chronology
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"A Taste of Armageddon" is the twenty-third episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Robert Hamner and Gene L. Coon and directed by Joseph Pevney, it was first broadcast on February 23, 1967.

In the episode, the crew of the Enterprise visits a planet engaged in a completely computer-simulated war with a neighboring planet, but the casualties, including the Enterprise's crew, are supposed to be real.