Editing Sabotage (section)

=== In a coup d'état ===
Sabotage is a crucial tool of the successful [[coup d'etat]], which requires control of communications before, during, and after the coup is staged.  Simple sabotage against physical communications platforms using semi-skilled technicians, or even those trained only for this task, could effectively silence the target government of the coup, leaving the [[War of ideas|information battle space]] open to the dominance of the coup's leaders.  To underscore the effectiveness of sabotage, "A single cooperative technician will be able temporarily to put out of action a [[radio station]] which would otherwise require a full-scale [[assault]]."<ref>{{cite book|last=Luttwak|first=Edward|title=Coup d'Etat, a Practical Handbook|year=1968|publisher=The Penguin Press|location=London|isbn=0-674-17547-6|page=119}}</ref>

Railroads, where strategically important to the regime the coup is against, are prime targets for sabotage—if a section of the track is damaged entire portions of the transportation network can be stopped until it is fixed.<ref>{{cite book|last=Luttwak|first=Edward|title=Coup d'Etat, a Practical Handbook|year=1968|publisher=The Penguin Press|location=London|isbn=0-674-17547-6|page=128}}</ref>