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CHAPTER 2Targets and Combatants

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THE HISTORY YOU LEARN IN SCHOOL is filled with stories of military victories and losses. When the word war is mentioned, people immediately conjure up images of armies marching off to fight. Over thousands of years of documented human warfare, people have become used to identifying a variety of traditionally accepted military targets. These include military bases, vehicles, groups of soldiers, and infrastructure that supports military operations. Many of the same targets exist in cyberwarfare. An enemy can attack strategically important military units, facilities, infrastructure, ...

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