# Information Weapon **Entity class:** Information warfare concept An **information weapon** is content, a communication process, or an information-system capability deliberately employed to alter perception, decision, coordination, morale, identity, or behavior for strategic effect. Its effects can be cognitive, organizational, social, cyber-physical, or preparatory to violence. ## Relationships [[wiki/Weaponized Ideology|Weaponized Ideology]] · [[wiki/Cognitive Warfare|Cognitive Warfare]] · [[wiki/Weapon of Mass Influence|Weapon of Mass Influence]] ## Sources - [NATO Defense College — War Is a Mind Game, January 23, 2026](https://www.ndc.nato.int/war-is-a-mind-game-countering-weaponised-information/) **As of:** 2026-09-23