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Humane weapons
Clean wars

Both of these are contradictions in terms.

Hi-tech weapons are truly great to have on your side.But they can't occupy territory and as long as it is necessary for an infantryman to stand on a given piece of ground-for either offensive or defensive purposes-there will be close encounters of the fatal kind.High tech detection equipment does wonders but it can't see everywhere all the time and SOMEBODY has to sweep that patch of woods,kick in that door,or check out that tunnel or bunker.Guess who.It is true that the use of hi-tech devises makes close encounters less likely in total number but it should also be remembered that the total number of troops used for a given type of operation has also been greatly reduced.That being the case I'd have to bet that a particular soldiers odds of ending in a close and personal situation haven't changed much in many years.Also be willing to bet that soldiers will still be killing each other with knives,table legs,and entrenching tools long after the A-bomb has been forgotten.