5GW Theory Timeline

Summary:

Mark Safranski reponds to Dan tdaxp's conceptualization of the "deeper" aspects of each succeeding generation of warfare vis-a-vis John Boyd's OODA Loop.

Whereas Mark Safranski had earlier conceived of a shift in battlespace deeper into enemy territory, he now concedes that Dan tdaxp's consideration of a shift in perspectives and the decision making process that is "deeper" for each succeeding generation of warfare fits the xGW framework very well.

Mark Safranski also ponders the distinct time frames associated with 4GW and, possibly, 5GW:

It occurs to me after reading Dan's post the that a very powerful shift of longitudinal perspective takes place. 4GW is executed over a very long time frame, sometimes decades. 5GW is conceived in terms of strategic vision over an even longer time frame, sometimes before an opponent realizes that they will be an opponent but the execution time may be very short in comparison to 4GW.