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by Dr. Ivan K.
Goldberg
psycom.net
Copernicus: The code-name under
which the Navy plans to reformulate its command and control structures in
response to the realization that information is a weapon.
Cyberwar: A synonym for
information warfare.
DBK: Dominant battlefield
knowledge.
ELINT: Electronic intelligence.
ECHELON : A multinational
surveillance network, centered at Sugar Grove, WV, that intercepts all
forms of electronic communications.
EW: Electronic warfare.
IBW: Intelligence-based warfare.
Information Warfare: Information
warfare is the offensive and defensive use of information and information
systems to deny, exploit, corrupt, or destroy, an adversary's information,
information-based processes, information systems, and computer-based
networks while protecting one's own. Such actions are designed to achieve
advantages over military or business adversaries (Dr. Ivan Goldberg's
definition)
Psychological operations: Planned
psychological activities in peace and war directed to enemy, friendly, and
neutral audiences in order to influence attitudes and behavior affecting
the achievement of political and military objectives. They include
strategic psychological activities, consolidation psychological operations
and battlefield psychological activities.
RMA: Revolution in Military
Affairs. The realization by the military that information, and information
technologies must be considered as a weapon in achieving national
objectives via military activity.
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