In their book Regime Change, White House correspondent Jonathan Swan and his colleague Maggie Haberman reconstruct the key moments that led the United States into the war with Iran. Thanks to superior technology, even small numbers of precision-guided missiles are intended to destroy the enemy’s entire military capability and bring the war to a swift end. However, as long as no technology exists that can strip Iran of this advantage, the war will be decided at this stage. American mass production of aircraft and warships decided the outcome of the Second World War and shaped the post-war world order. Those who recognise the historic moment at which the logic of war changes, and consistently adapt their armed forces accordingly, gain a strategic advantage.