Valuing Psychological Operations

Abstract

Psychological Operations - targeting not just the physical capabilities of an opponent but the psychological dimensions as well is a key military consideration. The direct and almost instantaneous communication available with today's technology provides an even greater potential for exploiting the vulnerabilities and susceptibilities of the mind of the adversary. This effort develops a model for evaluating PSYOP products using multi-objective decision analysis and Value Focused Thinking. The model allows the Psychological Operations Detachment Commander to quantify the potential of proposed PSYOP products in meeting the psychological objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 24, 1999
Accession Number
ADA380231

Entities

People

  • Jack M. Kloeber Jr.
  • Philip M. Kerchner
  • Richard F. Deckro

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Intelligence
  • Birds
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • Hierarchies
  • Instructors
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Psychological Operations
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Students
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

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