The Information Operations Roadmap is a document commissioned by
the Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. As ...
in 2003 and declassified in January 2006. The document was personally approved by former Secretary of Defense
Donald Rumsfeld,
[Rumsfeld's Roadmap to Propaganda](_blank)
by National Security Archive, January 26, 2006 and describes the United States Military's approach to
Information operations, with an emphasis on the
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the Global network, global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a internetworking, network of networks ...
.
See also
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Computer network operations
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Electronic warfare
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Military deception
Military deception (MILDEC) is an attempt by a military unit to gain an advantage during warfare by misleading adversary decision makers into taking action or inaction that creates favorable conditions for the deceiving force. This is usually ...
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Operations security
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Propaganda
Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded l ...
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Psychological operations (United States)
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Psychological warfare
Psychological warfare (PSYWAR), or the basic aspects of modern psychological operations (PsyOp), has been known by many other names or terms, including Military Information Support Operations ( MISO), Psy Ops, political warfare, "Hearts and Mi ...
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PSYOP
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War on Terrorism
References
External links
PDF of this documentInformation Operations Roadmap(
PDF
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)
''US plans to 'fight the net' revealed'' BBC News
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, January 27, 2006
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