How might the military change its definition of success in urban warfare to address the psychological trauma caused by precision weapons?
Current military metrics focus on kinetic outcomes: targets destroyed, territory seized, or enemy combatants neutralized. However, precision-guided munitions create a unique psychological footprint. Even when a strike misses a civilian, the sonic boom or the sudden light can shatter the mental stability of an entire city block. Soldiers often see these strikes as clean, but the survivors see them as unpredictable terror.
To recalibrate, commanders may need to integrate
