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==Outdated Western conventional war==

==Outdated Western conventional war==

Former [[British]] [[diplomat]] and [[MI5]] officer [[Alastair Crooke]] observe3d during the 2026 global conflict:<ref>https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/ways-of-war-are-in-metamorphosis</ref>

Former [[British]] [[diplomat]] and [[MI5]] officer [[Alastair Crooke]] observed during the 2026 global conflict:<ref>https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/ways-of-war-are-in-metamorphosis</ref>

{{quotebox-float|The post-war [[Western alliance|western]] approach (especially in the [[Cold War]] context) relied on the ability to outspend any military adversary through the acquisition of high-end, over-engineered and costly manned [[aircraft]] and [[ammunition|munitions]]. Dominance of airspace and heavy reliance on aerial bombardment, i.e. air-war, was the doctrinal end.

{{quotebox-float|The post-war [[Western alliance|western]] approach (especially in the [[Cold War]] context) relied on the ability to outspend any military adversary through the acquisition of high-end, over-engineered and costly manned [[aircraft]] and [[ammunition|munitions]]. Dominance of airspace and heavy reliance on aerial bombardment, i.e. air-war, was the doctrinal end.