Assessing Cognitive Warfare with Dr. Frank Hoffman (Podcast)
“We do know work is going on in the United States by Elon Musk and Neuralink. We do know work is going on through the Havana Syndrome investigation. The workshop that I attended included people who were neuroscientists. It included people who were involved in the commission on the study of the Havana Syndrome and we know that there are findings in the intelligence community about the development of weapons—more than the information content that we think of with clicks in social media—that there are weapons and advances both in chemo and in energy weapons that alter peoples’ brains and thought processes. . . .”
Frank Hoffman
Assessing Cognitive Warfare | Small Wars Journal
Watch our SWJ Author Feature, Episode #2 with Dr. Frank Hoffman here.
The terminology we use to describe new phenomena matters. On this week’s podcast, defense intellectual Frank Hoffman reviews Chinese, Russian, European, and–to the extent there is any–American writings about ‘cognitive warfare.’ For the uninitiated–this runs the gamut from traditional tools of influence to novel technologies, including chemical and directed energy weapons that can “alter peoples’ brains and thought processes. . . .” Co-hosts Jim Ludes and Mark Jacobson also discuss the latest news about CopyCop/Storm1516 and the latest recruiting ad for the 4th PsyOp Group.
The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast
From the Pell Center at Salve Regina University and the creators of the Active Measures Newsletter, a weekly dive into the latest trends in political warfare, influence, and information campaigns.
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