Blackaeronaut wrote
"an amateur is the worst thing a master can have for an opponent"
This axiom is more suited to the salle or dojo floor than modern warfare. The capability range of the human body is wide, but only within a limited framework (reflex, aggression, strength, skill, etc.) In examining the capability of modern military technology, the gap in the capability range is staggering.
This is posturing on the part of North Korea; when the latest missile test dunked so spectacularly I was waiting for the press release declaring the great victory over herring. Amateur doesn't mean stupid - they know that if they truly start some shit, the capability gap will flatten them; and they are not in the position economically or socially to close that gap in the short or even medium term.
"an amateur is the worst thing a master can have for an opponent"
This axiom is more suited to the salle or dojo floor than modern warfare. The capability range of the human body is wide, but only within a limited framework (reflex, aggression, strength, skill, etc.) In examining the capability of modern military technology, the gap in the capability range is staggering.
This is posturing on the part of North Korea; when the latest missile test dunked so spectacularly I was waiting for the press release declaring the great victory over herring. Amateur doesn't mean stupid - they know that if they truly start some shit, the capability gap will flatten them; and they are not in the position economically or socially to close that gap in the short or even medium term.