War has escaped the battlefield and now can, with modern guidance systems on missiles, touch virtually every square yard of the earth‟s surface. War has also lost most of its utility in achieving the traditional goals of conflict. (1)Control of territory carries with it the obligation to provide subject peoples certain administrative, health, education, and other social services; such obligations far exceed the benefits of control. If the ruled population is racially different from the rulers, tensions and constant unrest often exist which further reduce the benefits and increase the costs of domination. (2)Large populations no longer necessarily enhance state power and, in the absence of high levels of economic development, can impose severe burdens on food supply, jobs, and the broad range of services expected of modern governments.