Information Warfare: Is It Feasible? Desirable?

Abstract

Information Warfare is a hot topic throughout the Department of Defense today, and a debate rages about what it really is, who the warfighters are, and what its impact will be on warfare in the future. This study defines key concepts of information warfare, examines its offensive and defensive components, and compares information warfare to a previous technological revolution, air warfare. The paper draws on a broad spectrum of resources from military, philosophy, business, and computer-oriented perspectives. It examines opportunities and potential pitfalls in the conduct of offensive and defensive information warfare, the desirability and feasibility of using information warfare weapons and techniques, and concludes with precautionary caveats about vulnerabilities, expectations, and applicability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309292

Entities

People

  • Thomas E. Ward Iii

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Warfare
  • Philosophy
  • Revolutions
  • Spectra
  • Vulnerability
  • Warfare

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
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