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In the introduction to his major work, “On War”, Carl von Clausewitz wrote his most quoted dictum: ‘War is nothing but the continuation of policy with other means. What he meant was that war was not an intelligible enterprise apart from political reasons. The cessation of WW-2 in 1945 with the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the USA made the direct conflict between the consequently emerged two great powers (USA and USSR) least probable though; yet, the wars between NATO and former Warsaw Pact countries continued to be fought in other countries till to date. Moreover, despite the nuclear deterrence in place among major warring states, neither has the military-industrial complexes ceased to expand and modernize the military technologies, nor has generational transformation in warfare stopped. Quite a few countries are already contesting now in the 5th Generation Warfare spectrum (It is conducted primarily through non-kinetic military action, such as social engineering, misinformation, and cyber-attacks, along with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and fully autonomous systems). Some technologically advanced countries have stepped into the 6th Generation Hybrid Warfare gamut (It mainly focuses on the use of unconventional tactics and strategies, such as using information technology, cross-cultural dialogue and collaboration, or any other means of communication to break down traditional structures and networks). The 7th and 8th Generation Warfare among three leading powers is already in motion too. Who and what will stop God’s best creation i.e. the human race from unwisely spending on self-destruct mode rather than spending on making the Earth like heaven instead of hell is a question that has remained seriously un-addressed as evidenced by the known military history and failure of defunct League of Nations and now equally ineffective........
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