Why suicide bombers are a more effective weapon than missiles in asymmetrical warfare?

Relevance of Suicide Missions‘Asymmetric Warfare’ involves actors with ominously uneven military capability who rely on unconventional modes of war to even the battle. Asymmetric approaches to leveling the playing field are mostly practiced outside the ‘Rules of War’ and are generally classified as acts of terrorism. Groups that perform such activities are labelled as terrorist organisations. Robert A. Pape, an expert in the field of international security explains in “The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism” how rational political motives animate suicide bombers as a popular weapon of coercion. Pape establishes the relevance of rationality behind suicide attacks, focusing on their strategic relevance. Often, suicide bombs prove to be more effective than more powerful conventional weapons, including rockets and missiles. The following table compares the Tomahawk missile to suicide bombers.For More on Suicide Missions (Bombers) as a Terrorist TacticFor More…