It would do us all well to also remember that warfare defies categorization throughout the ages.  In the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries European warfare was all about position and few battles were fought at all most wars were consumed with maneuvering for advantage and extensive sieges.  In the era of Napoleon war was mostly about the quest for the decisive battle, a quest that has continued.  Contemporary warfare seems to be leaning in the direction of insurgency/counter-insurgency, this is mainly because of the hyperpower of the US and first world armies.  What will war look like in 100 years.  I would hesitate to look in the crystal ball, but I can almost assuredly guarantee that it will look nothing like the wars of today.

What will war look like in 100 years.  I would hesitate to look in the crystal ball, but I can almost assuredly guarantee that it will look nothing like the wars of today.

Automated wars conducted by people sitting behind desks on the other side of the world from where the fighting is going on.  In a sense our nation of "gamers" is practicing for future wars not on the government's dime or time but of their own free will.Of course as more nations become nuclear that option could radically alter war in general.  Once nuclear weapons are used once, would it create a domino effect whereby other nations feel more "comfortable" in using them?  Would conventional arms be all that necessary after this if there is no one left to be subdued?