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The 9.11 terror attack is a representative case of a new form of war that has begun. Such type of terror atck actually already existed earlier, but such attack was perceived as an act of terrorism rather than a new form of war. As the 9.11 terror attack was recognized as a new form of war, however, the public also realized that geographical boundaries cannot act as a preventive mechanism against violence. As such, the adage “The outcome of a war depends on the strength of the countries’ combat power” is accordingly questioned. The world is constantly changing. No perfect paradigm exists as all paradigms are subject to change. This also applies to the paradigms of war. The occurrence of an anomalous phenomenon that cannot be explained by the existing paradigm brings changes, which bring changes as well in terms of strategies. In the end, what was once conceived as a natural paradigm becomes an anomalous phenomenon. The current research on war paradigms, however, tends to adhere to the fourth- generation warfare, which can make people erroneously believe that the future wars will correspond to the fourth-generation warfare. This research was embarked on based on this problem. The paper critically analyzes the interpretation of the changes in the war paradigm and weapons systems to identify a causal link between military strategies. There exist many factors that can change the war paradigm, but this paper regards military science technology and weapons systems as the core components of the military power construct, thus exploring military strategies from the perspective of military power utilization.