Washington, Nov. 10.
The Sino-Japanese war is merely a "preview on a small scale" of the death ahd destruction that would result in absolute warfare between two or more great military powers, high US, Army officials believed to-day.
Some of the deadliest weapons known to man have not yet been brought into play in the Far Eastern struggle, which despite this, has already taken appalling toll of life and property, Tactics employed by Japan in China in the present conflict caused considerable speculation among military men here on strategy that may be adopted in the next great war. The question arising is whether it will be fought on the basis of army against army or army against population.
Some United States military experts contended that aerial bombardment of civilian populations is a tactical blunder but not all military experts hold this theory. Some believe the next great war, if in Europe, would see almost total destruction of many of the great cities.
More than 20000 military aeroplanes are concentrated in Europe and these forces could be greatly augmented by civil aircraft capable of conversion to military! purposes practically overnight.
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