Link: Global Guerrillas: THE US DoD AND CYBERWARFARE?.
THE US DoD AND CYBERWARFARE?
"In 2008, the US military will start to fund a new Air Force "Cyberspace" Command (which will essentially attempt to create an ability for the US to wage warfare within civilian information infrastructures). As is typical with most post-conventional military efforts, the new command will sport:
"A huge budget (in tens of billions of dollars) and a massive uniformed/private bureaucracy (tens of thousands of "cyberwarriors"). Standard DoD scaling rules apply – as in a gaggle of personnel drawn from multiple organizations and companies with a patina of training in "cyberwarfare."
"Extreme confusion over its mission – it will attempt to cover not only information systems, but the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
"Extensive rules of engagement (ROEs). The new Command will require a complex legal and regulatory framework within which to operate.
"Success On The Playing Field
"This new Command's ability to wage cyberwarfare will be judged based on its success in three areas..."
(((Guess what – he doesn't think this is going to work.)))
