COVER STORY: The fifth battle domain – cyberspace*

To the four traditional domains of war – land, sea, air and outer space – has now been added a fifth domain: cyberspace, writes Peter Coates.Wars have long been fought on land and sea. In the last 100 years most countries have also fought in the air, and some (such as the US, Russia and, more recently, China) are able to fight in space. A fifth warfare domain is gradually being defined – cyberspace. Domestic cyber surveillance is a relatively new area which may impinge on our civil libertie…

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