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Military
The Revolution or Delusion in Military Affairs? With the recent spectacular success of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the US forces has once again demonstrated the superiority and inevitability of RMA (Revolution of Military Affairs) -based warfare. RMA is nothing new; a decade ago in Operation Desert Storm, the US forces with their pinpoint accurate bombs, their commanders' real-time view of the battlefield, their well-coordinated branches of the armed services (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines) and their special operations, had already heralded a new epoch in warfare. War is never the same as before. Or is it?
Friday, July 9, 2004
Is war a necessary evil? By Stephen Yeo Imagine India launching a nuclear missile over the Himalayas into China, or Pakistan laying waste to Nepal with an atomic bomb. Think of Israel, besieged by a continent of enemies, levelling Lebanon. None of these scenarios is politically plausible, at the moment. Technically, however, all all-out nuclear war between nations has become an unsettling possibility. Many countries not only possess the much-maligned Weapons of Mass Destruction, they also have the means to deliver them. Thursday, October 23, 2003 
Winning War with Words
Undeniably, much accolades for the surprising swift victory went to their modern forces. Equally merited, I believe, are the "public relations" departments of Bush Administration and Pentagon - they are the unsung heroes who fought the war not with bullets or bombs but "words".
17 April 2003
Book Review: The Causes of War
Blainey, Geoffrey. The Causes of War. 3rd Edition. The Free Press, New York.
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In the history of Mankind, much has been given to the study of warfare and less to the study of causes. Though on a case-by-case basis, war historians have dwelled on reasons that led to individual war. But not much has been written on an all-encompassing theory on the causes of war, if there is such a theory.
