Defining Information Power

Abstract

All of the various elements and components of national information power, from Command and Control Warfare (C2W) through Military Information Warfare (IW) to Strategic Information Operations (IO) build upon each other to provide the fullest use of information as an element of national power. The existing DOD definition of IW is dysfunctional: a better concept is to consider IW as "those offensive and defensive warfighting actions in or via the information environment to control or exploit it." The existing DOD definition of IO is also dysfunctional: a better concept is to consider IO as "the range of military and government operations to protect and exploit the information environment." Together they provide national information power, "the broadest range of military, governmental and civilian information capabilities that enable national-level exploitation and dominance of the information realm."

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA394366

Entities

People

  • Dan Kuehl

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Science
  • Counterair Operations
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Tactical Air Support
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control