The Role of the Intelligence Community in Preparing to Win the Information War.

Abstract

Increasing reliance on information-based technology is not unique to the United States, but growing awareness of the vulnerabilities created by this reliance has focused attention on protecting our information and information systems, while the potential value of offensive information operations, particularly in peacetime, has been less fully explored. This paper examines the relationship between defensive and offensive information warfare, looks at the status of governing policies and doctrine, discusses the vital role of intelligence in winning the defensive and offensive information war, and makes recommendations regarding organizing the intelligence community to support the successful prosecution of the offensive information war.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326646

Entities

People

  • William W. Mccollum

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Communities
  • Continents
  • Doctrine
  • Geographic Regions
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Intelligence Community
  • North America
  • Peacetime
  • United States
  • Vulnerability

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.