Information Warfare and the Principles of War.

Abstract

Within all the Services the debate is raging about information dominance, control of 'cyberspace' or the 'Infosphere' and Information Warfare. Some argue that Information Warfare (IW) is just a repackaging of old concepts and current practices, while others contend it is the next Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). The question that needs to be addressed is; can IW achieve strategic and operational military objectives on its on merit? A way to answer this questions is to analyze IW against our current doctrine. Using the principles of war as a framework, does IW fit (or can it be employed) in the operational environment? Will it be necessary to redefine or update the principles of war to accommodate this changing environment?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 1997
Accession Number
ADA325198

Entities

People

  • Anthony L. Scafidi

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Phenomena
  • Climate Change
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberspace
  • Doctrine
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Environment
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • Military Operations
  • Revolutions
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber