Return-Path: <sentto-279987-1630-998489160-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 22 Aug 2001 07:07:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 23909 invoked by uid 510); 22 Aug 2001 14:06:15 -0000 Received: from n20.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.70) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 22 Aug 2001 14:06:15 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-1630-998489160-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.52] by c9.egroups.com with NNFMP; 22 Aug 2001 14:06:02 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_1); 22 Aug 2001 14:06:00 -0000 Received: (qmail 60665 invoked from network); 22 Aug 2001 14:01:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m8.onelist.org with QMQP; 22 Aug 2001 14:01:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta1 with SMTP; 22 Aug 2001 14:01:49 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id HAA15960 for iwar@yahoogroups.com; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 07:01:49 -0700 Message-Id: <200108221401.HAA15960@big.all.net> To: iwar@yahoogroups.com In-Reply-To: <20010822071226.34083.qmail@web14508.mail.yahoo.com> from "e.r." at Aug 22, 2001 12:12:26 AM Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 07:01:49 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] The fog of war Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Information operations largely eliminated the 'fog of war' for the US troops during the gulf war and subsequent conflicts. This represents a change in kind for wafare. Information operations dramatically increased the tempo of operations for the US in these conflicts as well. Again a difference in kind because it allows those who properly apply it to operate within the OODA (observe, orient, decide, act) loop of their adversary. Information operations also make those who apply it well far more efficient in their utilization of resources, thus reducing collateral damage while having more effect with fewer risks and less cost. Information operations can help to bend the will of the enemy troops and bring their command structure to its knees. It can impact the enemy's critical infrastructures and help to reduce their capacity and will to fight. It can mislead them into spending their resources poorly and allow those who practice it well to anticipate the enemy's moves and use them against their enemy. But then - not everyone who uses it uses it well all of the time... FC Per the message sent by e.r.: > It will not change the face of warfare as we know it, but IWAR offers > potential users the chance to draw a hot battle to a faster close. By > damaging your adversaries ability to effectively use his C4 (command, > control, comms and computers) channels, it is far harder to fight a > much better informed military. --This communication is confidential to the parties it is intended to serve-- Fred Cohen Fred Cohen & Associates.........tel/fax:925-454-0171 fc@all.net The University of New Haven.....http://www.unhca.com/ http://all.net/ Sandia National Laboratories....tel:925-294-2087 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get VeriSign's FREE GUIDE: "Securing Your Web Site for Business." Learn about using SSL for serious online security. Click Here! http://us.click.yahoo.com/KYe3qC/I56CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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