Deception Operations: Doctrinal Side Show or Operational Imperative?

Abstract

Over the last ten years, initiatives at both the Department of Defense and Department of the Army levels have attempted to encourage a resurgence in the art of deception as a sustained war-fighting capability. This has seen an increased emphasis on deception in both U.S. doctrinal literature and in expanded coverage at our professional military institutions. This study seeks to examine the doctrinal foundation and historical perspective of deception operations to determine whether or not they should become an operational imperative at the Operational Level of War, or merely a doctrinal side show U.S. Military Forces. In addition, a review of present and for future issues, the technological necessities that could impact on our future deception operations, the overriding soviet emphasis on deception, and our current U.S. doctrinal education system will be addressed to provide an answer and recommendations to the question posed by the study title.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1989
Accession Number
ADA208649

Entities

People

  • John G. Hathaway

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Classification
  • Deception
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Surveillance
  • Target Recognition
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies