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https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1997/february/q-transition

"…Information warfare has been a part of combat for centuries. Commanders always have attempted to disrupt, intercept, corrupt, deceive, or otherwise influence the opposition's information flow. The difference today is that the information system itself can be treated as a weapon system. This broadens the spectrum of warfare, blurring the edges of conflict, from commencement to resolution. If information warfare is ongoing, then the modern commander is continually engaged in warfare.

These functions will be executed by skilled information warriors, who will collect, analyze, and act on data. Associated hardware will permit data dissemination and decision execution. At every point, individual analysis will be the factor that determines operational success."