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It is unfurling before us in real-time, and, just as the bombing of Hiroshima ushered in the Atomic Age, the destruction of Russia’s economy signals the dawn of a new era. In essence, we are witnessing a new type of warfare. The current non-kinetic, economic warfare underway against Russia is unique in its size, scope, and effect. Like the deployment of the Enola Gay’s payload, this has been a pivotal moment in human history (even though it lacks the resonant imagery of the Enola Gay’s actions). A plethora of additional actions from many state (and non-state) actors soon followed - unleashing a previously unseen form of economic warfare upon the world. On February 21, 2022, President Joe Biden expanded upon five prior Executive Orders and imposed economic sanctions against the Russian Federation following their invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine. A New Type of Warfare, A New Era Emerging Yet not all pivotal points are quite so readily apparent in the moment. The Enola Gay’s combat deployment of the very first nuclear weapon was easily identifiable as a pivotal point in human history. Nine days later the Empire of Japan surrendered, effectively ending World War II. From there, the Enola Gay flew into history. Its flight time to target was approximately six hours, and, after releasing a world-changing payload, it returned to North Field. Army Air Force-controlled North Field in the Northern Mariana Islands. On August 6, 1945, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, recently renamed to honor its new pilot’s mother, took flight from the U.S.