A New Threat to the Nation's War Fighting Capability.

Abstract

Technology has created a new capability to threaten this nation's war fighting capability. Through the US television news media, the enemy has the ability to transmit from their capital directly into the living rooms of American citizens. They can utilize this media tool to present their perspective. Enemy leaders will attempt to use this new weapon to influence the will of the people and quite possibly the nation's ability to fight. The Desert Storm conflict allowed us to watch Saddam Hussein unsuccessfully attempt this. The creation of new laws, the Department of Defense public affairs organizations are reviewed to determine how each could work to counter this new threat. The psychological operations organizations appear to have the basis to accomplish the mission. Assistance from intelligence organizations can also aid the effort. The United States must solve this problem before the next conflict.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 21, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240307

Entities

People

  • Michael D. O'brien

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arabia
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Freedom Of Speech
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Persian Gulf War
  • Psychological Operations
  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies