Unconventional Warfare

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:UW
gptkbp:component asymmetric warfare
gptkbp:contrastsWith conventional warfare
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:US_Army_Field_Manual_3-05.130
gptkbp:emphasizes covert operations
deniability
asymmetrical tactics
use of non-state actors
gptkbp:focusesOn destabilizing enemy governments
supporting insurgencies
undermining enemy morale
gptkbp:goal gain support of local population
undermine enemy authority
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Afghan-Soviet_War
World War II resistance movements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Unconventional Warfare
gptkbp:involves guerrilla warfare
sabotage
asymmetric warfare
psychological operations
subversion
gptkbp:legalStatus often controversial
subject to international law
gptkbp:mayInclude gptkb:propaganda
cyber operations
civil resistance
economic warfare
information warfare
clandestine operations
political warfare
support to proxy forces
gptkbp:opposedBy conventional military forces
counterinsurgency forces
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:CIA
gptkb:United_States_Army_Special_Forces
various resistance groups
gptkbp:relatedTo counterinsurgency
psychological warfare
hybrid warfare
gptkbp:studiedBy historians
security analysts
military strategists
gptkbp:usedBy special operations forces
insurgent groups
resistance movements
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Special_Forces_Qualification_Course
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6