Jared Diamond Technological Advancement

Jared Diamond on Advancement in Technology and Warfare

Many people assumed that all technology advanced at the same pace and only affect a very small part of our lives. I’ve always believed that most our history is based on technological advancement. Specifically, technological advancement in warfare. Jared Diamond observed why technological advancement happen, how that affect warfare, and in return, the real world. This can be supported by articles called: “War and technology”, “Do wars drive on technological advancements? ”, and “The impact of technology in warfare.”

How does technology advance? Well according to Jared Diamond it is, “The starting point for our discussion is the common view expressed in the saying, Necessity is the mother

Causing that group to want to advance technologically. In the article “War and Technology” they believe and write that, “they could banish the scourge of war, or at least restrain its excesses, if they could only invent the ultimate weapon, the instrument so horrible that no one would dare use it”. Here the author believes that the reason why technology advances is because a group of people want power and will receive that power by using a weapon so technologically advance no one will be able to stop it. In the final article “The impact of technology on warfare” they write that, “ According to Air Force military college Air University, the advent of sophisticated targeting systems and stealth technology has lead to less collateral damage in

Well according to him, “Technology, in the form of weapons and transport , provides the direct means by which certain peoples have expanded their realms and conquered other peoples.” What Jared is explaining is that technology can help a certain group gain power, land, money, people, resources, nations or kingdoms,etc. This is done by attacking someone using the advantage of the superior technological weapons, or influencing a country by using the weapon as a threat. This statement is supported by a the article “War and Technology” which says, “Wording is also important in articulating exactly what impact technology has on warfare. A number of verbs suggest themselves. Technology defines, governs, or circumscribes warfare. It sets the stage for warfare. It is the instrumentality of warfare.” This article is saying that technological advancements affect warfare in every aspect of it. The next article is “The impact of technology on warfare” which says, “Improvements to military weapons throughout history have forced armies to continually adopt new fighting tactics to win battles and conquer armies.” Here the article is explaining that technological advancements have affect how the military work in order to use the advantage they have over their enemies in weapons and technology. The last article that supports Jared’s statement is in the article “Do wars drive technological advancements ?” This article says