(DoD) A deception scheme developed during the estimate process in sufficient detail to permit decisionmaking. At a minimum, a deception course of action will identify the deception objective, the deception target, the desired perception, the deception story, and tentative deception means.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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