Re: [iwar] Re: The fog of war

From: Fred Cohen (fc@all.net)
Date: 2001-08-22 18:17:24


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Subject: Re: [iwar] Re: The fog of war
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Per the message sent by ellisd@cs.ucsb.edu:

> Ok, I've been thinking about this one all day and I don't follow you 
> here.  The problem is likely simply a difference in definitions (but 
> maybe not...I find it hard to keep a bound on my ignorance:).  How did 
> information operations eliminate the fog of war during the Gulf War?  
> Before you answer, it might be helpful if you give a definition of 
> information operations and fog of war, and then give a specific 
> example.  Are you calling reconaissance an information operation?

Indeed - the DoD calls intelligence gathering, analysis, dissemination,
and use part of information operations and works to provide access to
the necessary and appropriate information to everyone who has valid use
for it.  This is largely what eliminated uncertainty and allowed timely
and accurate coordination of actions by the allies in the Gulf war.

The fog of war: the uncertainty in war associated with the inability to
get timely and accurate situational information. 

Informations operations: Look at:

	http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/7229/ac5061.htm

U.S. Army - 

Information Operations (not Information Warfare) is the capstone
concept. 

IO are "continuous military operations within the military information
environment that enable, enhance, and protect the commander's decision
cycle and mission execution to achieve an information advantage across
the full range of military operations."

IO includes "interacting with the global information environment and, as
required, exploiting or degrading an adversary's information and
decision systems."

and later...

Information Operations: Any action involving the acquisition,
transmission, storage, or transformation of information that enhances
the employment of military forces. 
...

Information Warfare: Any action to deny, exploit, corrupt, or destroy
the enemy's information and its functions; protecting ourselves against
those actions; and exploiting our own military information functions. 
Information warfare is a means to an end, not an end in itself. 

FC
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