Warfare - Francois Heisbourg

The end of the Cold War stalemate and rapid changes in the technology and organisation of warfare have opened an era of military revolution. The indiscriminate firepower of the twentieth century's mass armies is being replaced by a very different armoury, combing the gruesomely effective with the latest hightech: anti-software killer viruses, precision-guided pilotless aircraft and custom-designed biological weapons. This ominous forecast predicts a future where targets will be computer networks rather than flesh and where tribal warfare will prosper. Sectarian high-tech terrorists and internet warriors will dominate the scene.