I think almost everyone is missing the point about assymetric warfare. All
the comments are based on US/NATO type equipment standards, and military
objectives. The whole point of assymetric warfare is that you don't follow
the standards, you go for what you can achieve where you can achieve it with
what you can get. 9/11 was a classic example.
If some one out there is planning on using cruise missiles for example, he
wont build them to Tomahawk standards, he wont select tomahawk like targets
and so on.
Assymetric warfare is about doing the unexpected, with the unexpected by
surprise, that negates the defences and allows success.
If you haven't got the budget of the US, you dont try to emulate them and
expect to win, you have to think out of 'our' box.
Peter
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