[5] This development was begun as early as 1996, in regards to Advanced Battlespace and Cybermaneuver Concepts.
[6] The historical analysis used to justify the concept of fifth dimension operations being developed was the notion that: Core arguments used in the development of the concept of fifth dimension operations have been: "there is now a technological solution – an approach that makes possible the feat of entering the opponent's decision making loop via the imaginative use of information technology.
In the sense, its key contribution is that it conceptually presupposes that as we move into the Information Age new possibilities are realized as the ability to enter into the mind of the opponent becomes reality, not merely guessing at their motives and actions, but molding and directing them as well.
[11] A core technical component of fifth dimension operations is cyberwarfare, and cyber-attacks.
Concurrently, a broader term of information operations has developed combining the making use of technology, as well as focusing on the more human-related aspects of information use, including social network analysis, decision analysis and the human aspects of command and control.