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War In The Digital Age: There's Video Of Everything

In the digital age, everyone can see what's going on during war.

War In The Digital Age: There's Video Of Everything

Russian Ministry of Defense

Posted: 4:32 p.m. EDT Oct 7, 2015

War in the digital age means...

Russia launches long-range ballistic missiles from the Caspian Sea, the missiles are filmed flying over Iraqi Kurdistan, and a news organization can film the aftermath in Syria.

So when Russia says ISIS is the target of its airstrikes in Syria, video from the ground might show it isn't hitting ISIS positions.

This video includes music from Frenic / CC BY 3.0.

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