Information Warfare: Impact and Concerns.

Abstract

Information has always been a critical factor in war. Clausewitz said 'imperfect knowledge of the situation... can bring military action to a standstill.' Sun Tzu indicated information is inherent in warfighting. Information warfare embodies the impact of information on military operations. The computer age gives us the capability to absorb, evaluate, use and transmit and exchange large volumes of information at high speeds to multiple recipients simultaneously. Multiple sources of data can be correlated faster than ever. Thus, the value of information to the warfighter has been magnified to a new level. Churchill used information warfare when he used the ENIGMA machine to read German codes during World War II. He also used information warfare through his elaborate network emanating from the London Controlling Section, for its time a very complex intelligence and deception operation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA328933

Entities

People

  • James W. Mclendon

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computers
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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