THIS PAPER DEVELOPS TWO INDEPENDENT BUT COMPLEMENTARY IDEAS ABOUT THE WAR IN THE FUTURE. FIRST, IT IS ARGUED THAT DUE LARGELY TO TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS - THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WEAPONS AND THE CREATION OF NEW VULNERABILITIES IN A SOCIETY THAT IS INCREASINGLY COMPLEX AND DEPENDENT ON FRAGILE TECHNOLOGY - MODERN GUERRILLA AND TERRORIST GROUPS ARE BEING AFFORDED A GROWING CAPACITY FOR DISRUPTION AND DESTRUCTION. SECOND, IT IS ASSERTED THAT 'MODERN CONVENTIONAL WARFARE,' THE FIND THAT IS DECLARED AND OPENLY FOUGHT, IS BECOMING OBSOLETE FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...ELW