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Another escalation section removed to here

The following section is so discontiguous that I moved it to here. Also, the "note" is incorrect and contradicts the definition presented in the arms race article. --The Transhumanist 10:23, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Technological escalation in war

Human history is frequently divided into the ages where specific military technology was used. Hand-to-hand combat, clubs, axes, spears, spear throwers, stone spear heads, bow and arrow, crossbow, copper age, bronze age, the Greek phalanx, the Roman legion, iron age, steel age, gunpowder age, armor, horse cavalry, massed assault, conscription, professional soldiers, mercenaries, blitzkrieg, the tank, biological weapons, chemical weapons, and nuclear weapons.

Note: the concept of an arms race merely refers to fervent pursuit of greater armaments, and has nothing to say about whether these armaments are of innovative types or are merely more numerously produced.