“Just outside this window, here’s the US base that they’re targeting,” says Ben Proud, the 31-year-old British swimmer and Olympian . He turns his video camera around to show me the night sky above Abu Dhabi, where he’s been watching Emirati defenses intercept Iranian missiles.
His phone dings each time one is incoming—an alert to stay inside. “This building used to be an air force base, so it’s very sturdy,” he says of the Erth hotel, where the athletes competing in the Enhanced Games are currently training. “If you’re inside, you’re away from the danger. Pretty much.”
