Cyberspace - A New Medium for Operational Warfare

Abstract

Transformation to the information age will give rise to a new medium for operational warfare cyberspace just as the industrial age ushered in the new mediums of air and sea (in particular, undersea). Cyberspace (and corresponding information warfare and operations) will take its place next to air, land and sea as a fourth medium that the joint operational commander will have to consider in applying Operational Art across all levels of war generally and at the operational level of war specifically.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 03, 2003
Accession Number
ADA414617

Entities

People

  • Kevin L. Achterberg

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Doctrine
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Military Operations
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Students
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber