A
Tactics aimed at destabilizing an adversary's decision-making by altering perceptions through information operations and propaganda.
B
Cyber attacks designed solely to crash electrical power grids during peacetime.
C
Economic sanctions applied to restrict central bank digital currency transfers.
D
Deployment of autonomous artillery systems driven by deep learning algorithms.
Correct answer: (a) Tactics aimed at destabilizing an adversary's decision-making by altering perceptions through information operations and propaganda.
Explanation
Option A is correct because cognitive warfare specifically targets decision-making and alters perceptions using information operations and propaganda. The other options describe cyber warfare, economic sanctions, or lethal autonomous weaponry.
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