Title: War and Technology - Foreign Policy Research Institute
Headings: War and Technology
War and Technology
Nuclear Weapons and Their Impact on War
The American Approach to Military Technology
Conclusion

Content: To win, it is necessary to understand the enemy; to understand the enemy means learning from him and, to some extent, becoming like him. If only because any weapon used in war will inevitably fall into the hands of the enemy and be copied, technological superiority, even if achieved, rarely lasted for very long. Second, war, conducted as it is against an enemy who is as intelligent, as resourceful, and as free to bring his will and resources to bear as oneself, is among, if not the, most complex of all human activities. The number of factors that help determine the outcome is huge. In particular it is necessary to mention morale, cohesion, and sheer fighting power; all three of which, being intangible, are very difficult to evaluate. Since technology is but one of the factors that shape war, technological superiority alone has seldom led to a decision. And the longer the war, the more true this is. Nuclear Weapons and Their Impact on War
From the earliest times to 1945, technology drove war without changing its essence.