Some new weapons of warfare are just new ways of using old ones

... The political purposes of Al Qaida are clear – they want the West out of the Saudi Arabia peninsula. They may be using different means to achieve this objective, but they are still using force for political purpose, thus satisfying the criteria of Clausewitzian war. What are the new types of weapons? There are 2-3 types of new weapons. The easy new weapons are UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). The way in which they have been used in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a good example. The force has been applied from people who are based in America and flying missions over Afghanistan. But in terms of what they achieve ...