What is the connection between weapons technology and the concept of total war

Total war is when a country uses all available resources in order to stop another country from engaging in war. It also considers all civilian associated resources and infrastructure as legitimate targets for warfare.

So when a country is at total war, all technological innovation and resources are used to create weapons.

Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi[1] was the first independent ruler of the Turkic[2][3] dynasty of Ghaznavids, ruling from 999 to 1030. At the time of his death, his kingdom had been transformed into an extensive military empire, which extended from northwestern Iran proper to the Punjab in the Indian subcontinent, Khwarazm in Transoxiana, and Makran

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