Ulysses Bow or Achilles Heel for the Combatant Commander

摘要

Just as the advent of precision-guided weapons has significantly reduced and limited collateral damage in modern technological warfare, so the emergence of cyber technology may produce a shift in the very way in which war is conceived in the twenty-first century, reducing the amount of collateral damage and the number of combatant casualties to the point it may be possible to subdue the enemy without bloodshed. The first line of attack In warfare has always been the adversary's ability to wage war through the destruction of his military and industrial infrastructure. In the rapidly evolving Age of cyber war, this might be accomplished with a minimum o physical destruction and human casualties. Today's Combatant Commanders can and should take advantage of the new capabilities that cyber warfare offers, while maintaining a secure defensive posture in order to protect them where they are most vulnerable.