As Applied to Information Warfare Conclusions One problem with applying metaphors from conventional warfare to information warfare may be that these metaphors are growing obsolete.
Classical warfare is dominated by lines, which are one dimensional.
Today's patterns of conflict may be better characterized by points, blots as counterpoints, and gated fences as counter-counterpoints. A blot represents pollution warfare , which entails inhibiting or preventing the use of media common to enemy populations, causing them various levels of pain. It is becoming the weapon of choice for those too poor, weak, or small to attack militaries directly. The shift from the one-dimensional line to a collection of points, blots, and gated fences is a feature of a period uniquely lacking serious tensions between major powers. Such warfare is highly asymmetric.