Ethical Considerations of Computer Network Attack in Information Warfare

Abstract

Computer Network Attack (CNA), a form of offensive IO, offers the war fighter a powerful capability, but like nuclear weapons, also poses magnanimous ethical challenges in its use. International laws that govern war written with kinetic force as a backdrop may or may not offer a straightforward application to this non-kinetic force. Just War Theory offers a broader base for ethical considerations of CNA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 16, 2001
Accession Number
ADA401168

Entities

People

  • Maxie Y. Davis

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Students
  • United States Naval Academy
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Strategic Security Studies