Redefinicja wojny i broni masowego rażenia w XXI wieku
Redefinition of War and the Weapons of Mass Destruction in the 21st Century

Summary/Abstract: War requires science and advanced technology to evolve. Until the technological revolution,wars were local, not global. The article presents the concept of a new idea of decentralized war as a civiland hybrid war. The research objective of the article is to initiate a discussion on the evolution of warand weapons of mass destruction. The research problem was formulated as follows: is it a new challengerequiring improvement in the field of education, training, equipment, and filling gaps in legal regulationsand the existing strategy? Can the applicable legal acts and the activities of specialized institutions andbodies contribute to reducing the risk associated with the use of weapons of mass destruction? Bearingin mind the seriousness of the problem, the author hypothesizes that chemical, biological, radiological,and nuclear weapons may become one of the most effective means of achieving goals in armed conflicts.The study focuses on the issue of these weapons, because not only nuclear weapons can play an importantrole in the international security environment, and restrictions on the proliferation and use ofchemical and biological weapons seem ineffective. The article, which is a consequence of the redefinitionof war, is an attempt to rethink the concept of weapons of mass destruction by explaining the roleof cyberattacks, political fanaticism, and hateful propaganda.

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