Asyymetric Warfare
Everything is fair in war except surrender because surrender is NO option.
Fear is the right policy for war.
Asymmetric warfare:
Warfare in which opposing groups or nations have unequal military resources, and the weaker opponent uses unconventional weapons and tactics, as terrorism, to exploit the vulnerabilities of the enemy. The “Asymmetric warfare” is a term in our modern military lexicon that has recently enjoyed a lot of play in military and political discourse. It and the related term “asymmetric threat” describe attempts to circumvent or undermine an opponent’s strengths while exploiting his weakness using methods that differ significantly from that opponent’s usual mode of operations (conventional methods). The asymmetric threat is one that exploits that difference. Put in military perspective, it is … a threat by an opposing faction to attack (a nation) by avoiding strengths, exploiting weaknesses, and employing unexpected or unusual techniques.” Asymmetric warfare is a form of war (or fighting) that employs asymmetric means. An asymmetric opponent or threat is one that the opposite side cannot fight with conventional doctrine and tactics, at least at a point in time, because that threat is not understood in conventional terms. As one American writer put it, the asymmetric threat does not “fight fair.” The asymmetric threat or foe will not engage in maneuvers because he will not “appear” on the battlefield—at least not in a form recognizable by his opponent.
Thinkers on Asymmetric Warfare: 1. Sun Tzu thinking:
The concept of asymmetric warfare has been around for centuries. According to Sun Tzu, all warfare is asymmetric because the principle is to exploit an enemy 's strength while attacking his weaknesses. The Greeks used the Phalanx to defeat a mounted enemy. Hannibal used a feint in the middle of his forces with a double-envelopment to achieve victory over the Romans. Every time a new tactic or technology changed the fortunes and
Fear is the right policy for war.
Asymmetric warfare:
Warfare in which opposing groups or nations have unequal military resources, and the weaker opponent uses unconventional weapons and tactics, as terrorism, to exploit the vulnerabilities of the enemy. The “Asymmetric warfare” is a term in our modern military lexicon that has recently enjoyed a lot of play in military and political discourse. It and the related term “asymmetric threat” describe attempts to circumvent or undermine an opponent’s strengths while exploiting his weakness using methods that differ significantly from that opponent’s usual mode of operations (conventional methods). The asymmetric threat is one that exploits that difference. Put in military perspective, it is … a threat by an opposing faction to attack (a nation) by avoiding strengths, exploiting weaknesses, and employing unexpected or unusual techniques.” Asymmetric warfare is a form of war (or fighting) that employs asymmetric means. An asymmetric opponent or threat is one that the opposite side cannot fight with conventional doctrine and tactics, at least at a point in time, because that threat is not understood in conventional terms. As one American writer put it, the asymmetric threat does not “fight fair.” The asymmetric threat or foe will not engage in maneuvers because he will not “appear” on the battlefield—at least not in a form recognizable by his opponent.
Thinkers on Asymmetric Warfare: 1. Sun Tzu thinking:
The concept of asymmetric warfare has been around for centuries. According to Sun Tzu, all warfare is asymmetric because the principle is to exploit an enemy 's strength while attacking his weaknesses. The Greeks used the Phalanx to defeat a mounted enemy. Hannibal used a feint in the middle of his forces with a double-envelopment to achieve victory over the Romans. Every time a new tactic or technology changed the fortunes and
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