Can You Hear Me Now? The Vulnerability of Cellular and Smartphone Use on the Battlefield
Journal: Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School)
Year: 2020

Enemies of the United States of America seek new asymmetric means to counter the strength of the American military. The rise in the use of cellular and smartphones around the globe has created new threats for military forces. This thesis shows cellular and smartphones are a medium for dissemination of propaganda and cyberspace exploitation, and thus are a focus for operational security concerns. The 2014 Russian invasion of Crimea and the subsequent occupation of Eastern Ukraine presents an exce