Information Warfare at the Crossroads

Abstract

The issuance of DOD Directive S3600.1, "Information Operations," in December 1996 opened a new phase in information warfare. Ever since a highly classified, limited distribution directive was released over four years ago, information warfare has continued to mature within the defense establishment. The recent directive captures these changes, including a concept of information operations to take us into the next century. Information warfare has influenced strategic thinking and also received notable attention in the literature. Joint Vision 2010 spells out a forward-looking conceptual template to establish a force that can dominate the future battlefield against a full range of threats. It covers offensive and defensive information warfare and states a requirement to collect, process, and disseminate an uninterrupted flow of information to conduct information operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA529170

Entities

People

  • Brian E. Fredericks

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Affairs
  • Command And Control
  • Computers
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Emergency Response
  • Governments
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Infrastructure
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Operations Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Security
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design