The Effects of Modernity and the Military

The military has long been one of the central institutions of the state. However in the years since the beginning of the modern age this institution has been radically changed. The modern military is capable of organization, violence, and destructive power never dreamed of in the pre modern age. The small scale personal warfare of the pre modern age has been replaced with war that is impersonal and technologically driven.         The Military in the pre …

…fought with zeal was when religion called them to battle, such as during the Crusades. War has also gone from men battling with swords to computers sending off missiles to attack targets across the globe to their predetermined targets. This technology had made war less dangerous for the solider but, has also brought more serious consequences for the world. Since the development of nuclear weapons all war is seen as potentially the end of civilization.