By MAJ. GEN (RET.) AMIKAM NORKIN, ABE KATSMAN

Air power is considered a powerful instrument, but a blunt one. It can be too destructive and too indiscriminate. It is certainly not subtle. Western militaries concerned with military morality and preservation of civilian lives should, therefore, take notice of Israel’s latest advances in precision targeting, transforming air power from an essentially tactical capability to one with a vastly increased strategic impact. 

This column was originally published in the Jerusalem Post