Psychological Warfare

Psychological Warfare (PSYWAR) is one of the basic aspects of modern psychological operations (PSYOPS) and refers to the use of various techniques aimed at influencing a target audience’s value systems, belief systems, emotions, motives, reasoning, or behaviour to make them more favourable to the originator’s objectives. Target audiences include governments, organizations, groups, and individuals.

External links and references

• The history of psychological warfare
• IWS — The Information Warfare Site
• U.S. — PSYOP producing mid-eastern kids comic book