7 Chapter One The Opening Round Despite Desert Storm's Nintendo battle scenes shown via U.S. government censors' tightly controlled propaganda telecasts, war is still combat between individuals armed with their own personal weapons, usually a rifle of some sort. Terrorism, another form of deadly diplomacy, also uses hand and shoulder firearms as the basic arsenal. Despite the truth of the above philosophy, for years nations have sent soldiers and agents into the field ill-prepared to engage in combat with their enemies. Take away a soldier's basic weapon and he or she too often becomes defenseless. To the basic grunt, courses in unarmed combat plus escape and evasion are the best alternatives offered. It's not enough. Ways must be found to put other weapons into our combatants' hands. The technology of airdrops or submarine landings of arms may not always be available. Plus, there are other problems. For the field agent, personally smuggling arms is almost out of the question now, due to the levels of international security brought on by terrorism. Further, the discovery of an individual in possession of weapons prejudices not only his or her cover, but also personal freedom and/or life.