FifthGenerationWar

tdaxp : If traditional war centered on an enemy's physical strength, and 4GW on his moral strength, the 5th Generation of War would focus on his intellectual strength. A 5th Generation War might be fought with one side not knowing who it is fighting. Or even, a brilliantly executed 5GW might involve one side being completely ignorant that there ever was a war.

• http://tdaxp.blogspirit.com/archive/2005/07/20/dreaming-5th-generation-war.html

Also

In 5GW, secrecy is vital for success. While this has always been true on some levels, secrecy has never been vital on the grand-strategic level before 5GW. In 5GW the enemy's knowledge of your existence all but ends your plans.

(WarpLink) Momus/TheAgeOfInformation :

 "In the age of information, 
  the only way to hide facts
  Is with interpretations, 
  there is no way to stop the free exchange
  Of idle speculations"

Wow! This is amazing :

5th Generation Wars will be created with WaterfallDevelopment?. We can see what 5GWs will be like by looking at what Waterfall Development is like:

• Requirements must be known a long time before fighting begins
• Requirements will be rigid and non-adaptable
• Long Time between proposal and victory

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In limited 5GWs, removing the enemy's "capacity for independent action" is the goal. Specifically, the fighter tries to entangle the enemy into a web of obligations that effectively reharmonize the enemy, without the enemy knowing that he has "conditionally surrendered."

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More :

• http://tdaxp.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/02/04/5gw-soundless-formless-polished-leading.html
• Coming anarchy : http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2006/03/10/truly-formless-5gw/

• http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/johnrobb/2006/10/lots_of_discuss.html
• http://zenpundit.blogspot.com/2006/10/strategic-dagwood-dr.html

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Other examples of not letting the enemy know you're fighting him :

• BozoFilter
• EmailImmuneSystem

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See also :

• (WarpLink) ConspiracyTheories