ABSTRACT
The natural process of improvement of all aspects of our lives includes advances in the development of sophisticated weapon systems, the means to defend ourselves from enemies and those who consider wars as a way to improve their living conditions. In lieu of the thrown stone, the cast spear, the fired bullet, the dropped bomb, and the launched rocket, defensive or destructive functions are better performed by missiles. The fundamental goal of destruction or defense, to destroy the target, has not changed. However, targets have become more sophisticated. Technological progress did not bypass them.
