Whether it's a new idea such as radar, or a series of breakthroughs producing a dramatic new weapon like the jet fighter, in each case it shows that enemies have to react with their own countermeasures - creating a competitive arms race.
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All eight episodes use mixed examples where applicable with such mentions like the Revolutionary submarine Turtle and the CSS Hunley, but most mentions and examples are from modern warfare where ample film archieves exist, dating mainly from the First World War (1914–18) up to the recent Iraq War (2003).
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | Wacky Races | Group races | Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake | Federal Assault Weapons Ban | The Races of Europe | Reno Air Races | Camptown Races | Atomic Weapons Establishment | National Air Races | Kid Auto Races at Venice | Future Weapons | Weapons | Tall Ships' Races | Semi Precious Weapons | Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction | Nuclear weapons and Israel | Lethal Weapons | French Classic Races | Conditions races | weapons | V-weapons | Nuclear weapons and the United States | Naval Weapons Station Earle | Mobile weapons | List of women's road bicycle races | List of dead heat horse races | Good Times with Weapons | Five Races Under One Union | Fighter Weapons School |