Elements of Warfare
Boyd divided warfare into three distinct elements:
- Moral Warfare: the destruction of the enemy's will to win, disruption of alliances (or potential allies) and induction of internal fragmentation. Ideally resulting in the "dissolution of the moral bonds that permit an organic whole to exist." (i.e., breaking down the mutual trust and common outlook mentioned in the paragraph above.)
- Mental Warfare: the distortion of the enemy's perception of reality through disinformation, ambiguous posturing, and/or severing of the communication/information infrastructure.
- Physical Warfare: the abilities of physical resources such as weapons, people, and logistical assets.
Read more about this topic: John Boyd (military Strategist)
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