Technology and War

In class a question was raised on whether or not there would be as many wars if there was different or less technology. In fact history shows many more wars and battles in times before industrialization. In the present, it could easily be argued that there are much more legal, and diplomatic battles fought, threatening with profit rather than destruction. Even if the number of wars has not changed dramatically, there is no doubt that technology has changed how they are fought. Instead of swords and arrows we have guns and missiles. There is a chance that wars may not be as frequent, but there is no doubt that with technologies help they have become more deadly. A single weapon could flatten miles of land in an instant, while a soldier can be given a gun that could kill ten people in a single round of bullets. Maybe, and with good reason, wars may not be as frequent and sought out because we fear what technology will bring us to do, what destruction it will bring.