“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” – Albert Einstein
When famous physicist Albert Einstein made the statement in 1949, it was with the assumption that World War III, if it happens, will be on a global scale and may cause massive destruction and likely with the usage of nuclear warfare and hence World War IV will be fought with primitive weapons. While nuclear warfare cannot be ruled out, the way wars or conflicts are fought, have evolved since then. Weapons and technology used today have advanced tremendously since Einstein's time. With countries investing more money into the research for more advancement in the technology of weapons, future weapons will be more advanced than now.
THESIS STATEMENT
With the advancement in technology and technical know-how of military scientists, future warfare weapons will be much more sophisticated and more robotic. This will lead …show more content…
Comparing World War I and World War II, the weapons used from the start of World War II were largely the same from World War I. However, during the course of the war, armies had developed jet aircraft and ballistic missiles. Main battle tanks were also deployed for the first time to the battlefield. Further advancement of weapons technology can be witnessed from the end of World War II in 1945 to 1991 where the first Gulf War between coalition forces with 34 nations led by the United States (US) against Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The aircraft used advanced technology and were aided by GPS navigation, a far cry from World War II. Stealth fighter aircraft were used by the US to conduct air raids on Iraqi targets, achieving much more precision and lesser collateral and uneccessary damage. This shows that as time goes by, military scientists are able to invent “smarter” weapons and more technologically advanced
When famous physicist Albert Einstein made the statement in 1949, it was with the assumption that World War III, if it happens, will be on a global scale and may cause massive destruction and likely with the usage of nuclear warfare and hence World War IV will be fought with primitive weapons. While nuclear warfare cannot be ruled out, the way wars or conflicts are fought, have evolved since then. Weapons and technology used today have advanced tremendously since Einstein's time. With countries investing more money into the research for more advancement in the technology of weapons, future weapons will be more advanced than now.
THESIS STATEMENT
With the advancement in technology and technical know-how of military scientists, future warfare weapons will be much more sophisticated and more robotic. This will lead …show more content…
Comparing World War I and World War II, the weapons used from the start of World War II were largely the same from World War I. However, during the course of the war, armies had developed jet aircraft and ballistic missiles. Main battle tanks were also deployed for the first time to the battlefield. Further advancement of weapons technology can be witnessed from the end of World War II in 1945 to 1991 where the first Gulf War between coalition forces with 34 nations led by the United States (US) against Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The aircraft used advanced technology and were aided by GPS navigation, a far cry from World War II. Stealth fighter aircraft were used by the US to conduct air raids on Iraqi targets, achieving much more precision and lesser collateral and uneccessary damage. This shows that as time goes by, military scientists are able to invent “smarter” weapons and more technologically advanced