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The Role of Logistics in the State Security System in Crisis Situations Shaped by Disinformation Threats
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Wydział Humanistyczny, Koszalin University of Technology, Poland
 
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Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
 
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The Security, Logistic and Management Faculty, Military University of Technology, Poland
 
These authors had equal contribution to this work
 
 
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
 
 
Submission date: 2026-02-27
 
 
Final revision date: 2026-05-03
 
 
Acceptance date: 2026-06-24
 
 
Publication date: 2026-06-26
 
 
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Natalia Moch   

The Security, Logistic and Management Faculty, Military University of Technology, gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00 -908, Warsaw, Poland
 
 
SLW 2026;64(1):95-108
 
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The article analyses the role of logistics in the state security system during crisis situations, focusing on information and decision-making processes and their vulnerability to disinformation. It addresses how logistics functions under uncertainty, time pressure, and incomplete data, as well as how non-material factors shape the informational and social environment of crisis response. The study fills a research gap by examining indirect mechanisms through which disinformation can weaken logistics without directly disrupting infrastructure or supply chains. The aim of the article is to examine how information constraints and disinformation affect the effectiveness and resilience of crisis logistics within the broader framework of state security. The research hypothesis assumes that disinformation reduces the effectiveness of crisis logistics mainly indirectly, by influencing perceptions, decision-making processes, and social behaviour rather than by physically disrupting infrastructure. The study is based on a qualitative review and synthesis of scientific literature and selected institutional sources concerning crisis logistics, decision-making under uncertainty, disinformation, and organisational resilience. The analysis shows that crisis logistics operates under significant informational and organisational constraints. Its effectiveness may be reduced not only by technical or material limitations, but also by disturbances in the informational environment and socially driven reactions. Disinformation primarily affects logistics by influencing perceptions and behaviour, yet the growing use of ICT and AI-based tools does not eliminate these vulnerabilities. The findings confirm the research hypothesis and indicate that resilience in crisis logistics should be understood as the ability to maintain operational functionality under informational pressure and social disruption.
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