97-0217美国交战规则与信息化时代.pdf

AU/ACSC/0217/97-03 INTERNATIONAL LAW HOW IT AFFECTS RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AND RESPONSES IN INFORMATION WARFARE A Research Paper Presented To The Research Department Air Command and Staff College In Partial Fulfillment of the Graduation Requirements of ACSC by Major Robert D. Miller March 1997 Disclaimer The views expressed in this academic research paper are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the official policy or position of the US government or the Department of Defense. ii Contents Page DISCLAIMER ii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS iv PREFACE v ABSTRACT vi INTRODUCTION 1 A HISTORICAL LOOK AT INFORMATION WARFARE 7 The Agrarian Age 7 The Industrial Age 8 The Information Age 10 THREATS IN THE INFORMATION AGE 13 Information Warfare Weapons 14 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW’S EFFECTS 19 Rules of Engagement 20 Legal Considerations: Now and in the Future 22 Basic Principles of the Law of Armed Conflict 24 CONCLUSIONS 29 Developing Response Options 30 Keys to Effective, Appropriate Responses 35 Areas for Future Research 36 BIBLIOGRAPHY 39 iii Illustrations