Next Technology in War

Based on the Human Civilizational history, War is the only constant phenomenon which indicates the presence of the humans on this planet. In the recorded human history more than 90% of the time there have been wars between two nations/kingdoms. War is "A STATE OF ARMED CONFLICT BETWEEN DIFFERENT NATIONS OR STATES OR GROUPS WITHIN A NATION OR STATE". A clash between Hindus and Muslims is also a war as per the definition stated above. Nobody in good times wants to have war, but good times are hard to come by and stay as is evident as per the history.

Wars can occur for many reasons from simple to complex. But one thing for sure is the loss of life whether human or animal is a part of war and is not considered a big issue. The bigger issue is the damage to the properties built by the nations like the dams, airports, etc. The tactic that has not changed is that to cause the maximum damage to the other party with minimal damage to self. Thus with more wars more need for the technological advancement is needed.

Many of the socalled developed nations have the history of being in wars for very long periods which has enabled them to squeeze the talents out of the people who would otherwise have created technologies for the development of manking. But in the spur of the moments the technologies developed are more for perfect killing of the enemies than for the saving lives. What ever life saving technologies are developed are the mere byproducts of the process for advanced of killing the enemy.

We have weapons used in war raging from simple sharp objects made of stones, metals, swords of various categories, bow and arrows of various grades, guns, tanks, missiles, bombs etc. The former are all conventional weapons and old fashioned and the later ones are the more advanced techniques. There is a big cry over the deaths of deaths of soldiers during war and many countires are pondering over the use of robots to attacking the enemy.

Robotic killing machines called Drones which fly and attack the enemy based on the instructions from mission control is a common phenomenon. People want such robots on the ground to search and kill the bad guys in the places where it is difficult to fly, like in caves, cities etc. Small steps have already been taken in regard, like the robotic bomb disposal robots. If the robots are successfully implementd then it will be a big boost for the manufacturing sector but very few jobs will be created and the entire army of soldiers will become jobless. This scenario is not very near, because still many nations think the cost of the life of soldier on the ground is less then the machine and also there is not enough technology to implement.

Every step towards making the robotic technology advance is step to making a robot killing machine like that of Teminator series or I-robot. A virus attack to these killer robots will a game we may have to sit and watch with popcorn served with robots of the Starwars kind. Smaller and cheaper robots are also being manufacured from nanobots to micro-bots to reduce the cost but the problems faced are still aplenty for any use as killer machines.

Lasers are also being developed for  heating and destroying missiles in midair but the problem of very high cost of the equipment has made its use limited to only in extreme emergencies. If a low cost and low weight lazer equipment is developed then the kind of wars will be very different. Much work is going on in this regard. In another development to generate fusion power, a cluster of hydrogen atoms are heated to fusion temperatures with lasers put in a spherical container, but the results are not availabe. The project name is SHIV.Microwave radiation is another killer weaponry if successfully transmitted to heat and melt the opponents but directing and controlling this energy is a still long way.

Scientists are tying to control to change the weather patterns at will to cause damage to the enemy, but since mother nature is the most intelligent of all that exists humans can never gain control over nature. Thus the idea of controlling weather will always backfire and only a little work has been carried and is out in the public knowledge like the cloud seeding technology to cause rains if certain conditions are met. Similarly to causing rains technology is available that absorbs all the moisture in the air and prevent the rain. If we mess with nature then nature messes with us in form tsunamis, volcanic eruptions over which we have no control till now. So the work progress is very slow and no information is out in this regards.

For use as a deterrant and to disperse crowds ie, for against thier own people there are number of non killer weapons like the ultrasonic waves, pepper sprays, tear gas, water cannons, eletric shocks, lathis, etc. Many are used as a weapons for self defense and some are used for control. If teargas can act as a deterrant then the chemical weaons can wipe-out life from nations, but they are not being used because of the lack of control of the direction of the damage that can occur. One unfavorable and unpredicted wind then the friends  in war may also die.

All said and done, the most awaited technology in war is bombs which will destroy all things of choice. The technology that once fired at a target will be always successful with least amount of damage to non targets. The technology that can enable this the advance in nanobots like we have seen glimpses in Rise of Cobra, The Day the Earth Stood Still. The programmed nanobots would destroy the object after being fired. This will reduce the collateral damage and get the task completed. Much money and work is being carried out by civilian and military establishments. Some suvelliance microbots are developed and being used currently but killer objects are still being pursued with huge interest.

A day is not very far, when toy helicoptors available for Rs.2000 will be loaded with some kind of explosive/killer material and flown at the target to cause damage. Kids in america will shun guns and use remotely contolled cars to move explosives to destory their enemies properties. Violence is the basic nature of humans, and the non advance of weapons technology for either defense or offense is the best way ahead. Spirituality is the weapon that can stop all the wars because with spirituality the hunger for materialistic pleasure will be wiped out.

Lovers of peace watch for Spirituality while the lovers of war watch for Nanobots both are the next technology in peace and war.