Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Military Deception

Abstract

Investigators from a variety of scientific and social scientific disciplines report results of a group research effort into the nature of military strategic deception. Seven essays are included. Basic concepts which define strategic deception and its variants are identified and the process of deception is analyzed using evidence from the recent past. Deception is found to be reliably advantageous to those who attempt it despite its susceptibility to unforseen contingencies. Psychological biases of individuals and characteristics of organizations are identified which may lend themselves to being deceived. Feedback is identified as a key element in successful deception. Communications theory, game theory, and systems theory are applied to deception to clarify the elements of a theory of deception. Recommendations for countering deception and for further research in the area are made.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA086194

Entities

People

  • Donald C. Daniel
  • Katherine L. Herbig
  • Richards J. Heuer
  • Theodore R. Sarbin
  • William Reese

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognition
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Game Theory
  • Geography
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Second World War
  • Sociopolitics

Readers

  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.