In devising an informational weapon, it’s helpful to think of the basic aspects of any weapon system: the payload, delivery system, and targeting system. For a missile, the payload is an explosive, the delivery system is a rocket-propelled fuselage, and the targeting system is a satellite or a heat-seeking laser. With informational weapons, the same components are present. But there is one key difference: The force you are using is non-kinetic. In other words, you don’t blow stuff up. In informational combat, the payload is often a story—a rumor deployed to trick a general or a cultural
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