Bits and Bytes vs. Bullets and Bombs: A New Form of Warfare
… attaining one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the pinnacle of excellence. Subjugating the enemy’s army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence.
~ Sun Tzu, The Art of War
There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind.
~ Napoleon Bonaparte
Wars may well be fought, and won or lost not so much by traditional armies and/or throw weights; but rather based upon digital offenses and defenses that are not constrained by geographic limitations or necessarily having overwhelming national resources. This changing landscape may well alter how nations or groups heretofore not a major threat to world powers, soon may pose an even larger threat than that posed by conventional weapons, including weapons of mass destruction (WMD), or at least approach parity with the destructive power of such weapons.