World War III (Information Psychological Warfare)

Author: (Russian) B.A. Lisichkin, J.A. Shelepov (Auth.), Xu Changhan et al. (Transl.)
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Publish Date: 2003-06-02
Features: The issue of information warfare has been gaining increasing interest in our country. It is a new form of warfare that targets the ideology of the masses. It is based on the conditions of controlling and manipulating public consciousness, and making people's will submit. Those affected by information psychological influence are often unaware of it. The authors B.A. Lisichkin and J.A. Shelepov have long been engaged in research on forecasting and ecological issues. They have published specialized academic works that thoroughly explore the global ecological threats. The authors conclude that information weapons are currently the main danger directly threatening humanity. They can change people's consciousness, force them to accept a false reality, live in a world of fantasy, and thus take self-destructive actions. The book elaborates on the methods of exerting information psychological influence, narrates the vicissitudes of 50 years of anti-Soviet information psychological warfare, and the disasters suffered by the Soviet people. More importantly, it describes the changes in social consciousness, which make the masses not live in the real world but in a fantasy world constructed and imposed by the outside world. The book cites a wealth of practical materials. It is a warning that people must recognize the nature and techniques of information's control over the masses, and that the uncontrolled spread of information and information technology not only leads to the extinction of several ethnic groups but also threatens the destruction of the entire modern civilization. To resist information aggression, one must first recognize the essence of the events that have already occurred.