Planning Information Operations to Enable Assured Access
Abstract
The end of the Cold War brought about an exponential increase in the quantity and quality of long-range precision weapons available to Third World countries. This trend is going to make it more and more risky for U.S. forces to project power against a country who possess these weapons. The solution to this problem is currently being called "Assured Access" and is a very complicated subject. Information Warfare (IW) offers the potential to help solve the assured access problem by minimizing risk to forces operating within weapons range of a hostile country. The problem is that current plans are not being revised to fully integrate IW with other warfare disciplines. One method to focus this effort is to analyze IW functions in terms of operational functions. This allows for the analysis of IW mission enablers and detractors. The logical follow through would then be to develop workarounds so that incorporating IW results in an overall more effective plan. This same analysis can be used by the tactical commander to evaluate changing situations and alternate courses of action. It is time to start integrated planning and to exercise this capability with the fleet.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 05, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA389506
Entities
People
- James L. Gray Jr
Organizations
- Naval War College