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The Rise of the Subversive Multivector Threat

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• Sun Tzu and The Art of War

• Defining the Subversive Multivector Threat (SMT)

Security against defeat implies defensive tactics; ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive.

Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Introduction

Sun Tzu and The Art of War

In his monumental piece on tactics and strategy The Art of War, General Sun Tzu—arguably one of the greatest military minds the world has ever seen—described all aspects of warfare germane to leadership, command, tactics, strategy, and logistics. Sun Tzu understood that in order to achieve victory—regardless of whether one is the aggressor or the defender—one needed to be fluent with and possess a formidable understanding of ...

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