“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.”

If the above words of President Jimmy Carter holds true even to this date, is it possible to wage war not for the purpose of killing each other’s children but to factually stop an adversary in his tracks and yet harm neither hide nor hair? The answer is Yes and it lies in the use of High Power Microwave (HPM) Weapons.

“If the tank succeeds: Victory follows” – Heinz Guderian

In the days of yore, heavy cavalry was the arm of decision as it performed a function no other arm could – to break the will of the enemy to resist by their sheer speed, surprise and ferocity of attack. Captains of war would hold their heavy cavalry back to be unleashed at the decisive moment and point of application to ensure victory.

"The least spectacular arm yet without which you can nothing at all".

A former Director General of the Infantry makes a strong plea in this article for speeding up the modernisation of this critical teeth arm. Since independence the infantry has remained the arm of first call by the nation; be it conventional, sub-conventional or internal security operations.