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Emerging technologies are extending weapon reach, while cost and availability limit scale—blurring traditional lines between offense and defence and forcing combatants to balance precision with affordability. Affordable mass emphasises quantity over extreme range.Learning Outcomes
- Strategic Awareness: Highlights how evolving technologies and cost pressures are reshaping global power balances and altering traditional concepts of offense and defence.
- Technological Literacy: Provides insight into precision-strike systems, missile development, and the operational trade-offs between long-range capability and affordable mass.
