In particular, the concept of information warfare (IW) has emerged as a subject of great interest in Chinese military discourse.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: SUMMARY

Thanks to the vast electronics intelligence facilities operated near Lourdes, Cuba by Castro's and the Russians' intelligence services -- facilities that permit the wholesale collection of sensitive U.S. military, diplomatic and economic data (3) and the invasion of millions of Americans' privacy (4) -- the Cuban regime has the capability to conduct sustained and systematic Information Warfare (IW) against the United States.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Castro's Cuba: A Classic 'Asymmetric' Threat

Information and Intelligence Warfare Thanks to the vast signal intelligence facilities operated near Lourdes, Cuba by Havana's and Moscow's intelligence services -- facilities that permit the wholesale collection of sensitive U.S. military, diplomatic and commercial data and the invasion of millions of Americans' privacy -- the Cuban regime has the capability to conduct sustained and systematic Information Warfare (IW) against the United States.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

In short, the ability to gather and process information appears to have become a panacea in warfare for many Chinese IW strategists.

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