In the past, the western nations enjoyed great technological advantages in weapons. The rapid rise in all kinds of technology is rapidly eroding any advantages that were help. What is being done to maintain an advantage and ensure peace through strength? Read more in this article.

West’s military advantage is being eroded, report warns.

The west is losing its advantage in weapons technology as defense spending in Asia and other regions soars, survey says.

Asia and other regions soars, survey says.

RQ-4 Block 10 Global Hawk unmanned drones at an undisclosed location. The number of countries known to operate UAVs has doubled over the past five years. Photograph: Northrop Grumman/EPA

BY Richard Norton-Taylor

The west’s decades-long advantage in military technology is being eroded as defence spending in the rest of the world, notably Asia, soars, an authoritative report says.

The latest annual Military Balance by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) shows that advances in weapons-related technology once the preserve of the west – including cruise missiles, unmanned drones and electronic warfare – are becoming increasingly accessible to more and more countries.

The number of countries known to operate UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) has doubled over the past five years, and China has exported them to Iraq and Nigeria.

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