Unrest and Cyber Warfare: Pakistan’s Chaotic Struggle
Imagine a scenario where an urbanized country is in the throes of a chaotic uprising. Political instability and corruption have led to an ever-deteriorating law and order situation in this 21st Century “Kingdom of Denmark” – bordering on civil war. Enemy spies have infiltrated the high places. Bedrooms of the ruling elite are infested with small-time prostitutes masquerading as socialites, media anchors, and pseudo-intellectuals.
Under such circumstances, a scheming neighbor, with active support from a superpower, tries to inflict a coup de grace on the target country. There is a problem though. The target country is a lame nuclear power. No matter how fragile the political situation in this “Never-Never Land” may be, it is sitting on the powder keg of a 100+ nuclear arsenal. We are talking about present-day Pakistan, and the scheming country in question is none other than India, backed by the U.S., India’s strategic ally. What to do?
Kinetic war, also known as a conventional war, deals with military actions involving active warfare, including lethal force. The phrase is used to contrast conventional military force and “soft” force, including diplomacy, sanctions, and cyber warfare. The Order of battle of an armed force participating in a kinetic military operation or campaign shows the hierarchical organization, command structure, strength, disposition of personnel, and equipment of units and formations of the armed force.
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Understanding the matter better
Warfare, during the first quarter of the 21st Century, is transitioning fast from a kinetic to a non-kinetic dimension. Not that the non-kinetic dimension of warfare was missing earlier. However, it is presently becoming the dominant form of fighting between the nations. The hot war will gradually become a corollary to the cold war. However, the hot war will remain an instrument to achieve the coup de grace- the final blow on the battlefield.
In that sense, future wars will end even before they start. If that be the case, the order of battle between the warring armies will not only include comparative strengths of the contestants and the dispositions of their…
