It's defined in this article as denying the enemy any knowledge of your presence except for the sudden appearance of that smoking hole that just supplanted their high-value installation...I found the discussion of some of the history of stealth going back to the development of the B-29 starting in the 30's to be of interest as one offensive tool leads to the defense against it...Dave will find it gratifying that some of his work in the mid-sixties was a link in this ongoing chain of development...

It should also be noted that the article was published four years ago, and discusses technology, the knowledge of which by then was declassified and being replaced by its successors...The old video below which we've all seen demonstrates some of the premise on which strategic stealth is deployed......Ben