Mass, Miniaturization, and Minds: Rethinking the Operational Logic of Airpower: DeMarco Banter

There are moments when a technology does not simply add capability—it rewrites the logic of competition. The airplane did that. Radar did that. Precision guidance did that. Autonomy is doing it now. The character of conflict is being reshaped by three converging forces: mass, miniaturization, and minds. Mass in the form of affordable, attritable, and disposable systems. Miniaturization …

The Kill Line: Strategy in an Age of Thresholds: DeMarco Banter

Modern strategy is increasingly about thresholds rather than targets. In Chinese video-game culture, the kill line refers to a simple mechanic: the point at which a character’s remaining health is so low that any additional hit—no matter how small—results in elimination. Above the line, mistakes are survivable. Below it, they are terminal. Recovery is no longer possible. …