OFFENSIVE USE OF AIR POWER IN NO WAR NO PEACE SITUATION
By Air Mshl Anil Kholsa (Retd)
The absence of war is not peace.
– Harry S Truman
There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.
– Leon Trotsky
Introduction
War is defined as a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations with the aim of achieving an objective through the use of force. In olden days war was straightforward with the opposing forces in contact facing each other and battling it out. Historically over the years the nature of warfare has undergone a lot of change. Even the conventional wars are no longer fought in the classic old way. Over the years terms like Sub Conventional warfare, LICO (Low intensity Conflict), MRSOW (Military Response Short of War), MOOTW (Military Operations Other Than War), Hybrid warfare and Irregular war have been coined to define prevailing hostile conditions. Each of these terms while defining the state and degree of hostility encompass specific set of actions by the inimical states, nations or groups. NWNP – No War No Peace is another term describing some of the prevailing hostile conditions across the globe. Continue reading “6: Offensive use of Air Power in NWNP Scenario: Article Published in USI Journal”