How is this もって used?


I have this sentence as an example for the grammar point `をもって`:

`I国が起こした戦争は、世界中に衝撃をもって伝えられた。`

`をもって` can either refer to [1] the means through which something is done, or
[2] a point in time where something ends/begins.

I'm not really sure which usage this is. As far as I can figure out, it's
either something like [1] "The world found out about the war in Country X with
a shock/suddenly", or [2] "When the war broke out suddenly (with a crash/bang)
in Country X, the world found out about it."

Or, more likely, none of the above. Can someone shed some light on what I'm
missing?




I think it means something like:

> `I国`が起こした戦争は、世界中に衝撃 **をもって** 伝えられた。  
>  The war which `country I` initiated was conveyed to the world with a shock.  
>  The world was taken aback when told of the war which `country I` initiated.

According to [this oshiete
question](http://oshiete.goo.ne.jp/qa/6839007.html), `衝撃をもって` has the same
meaning as `衝撃と共に` and `衝撃を伴って`, or "together with shock"/"accompanied by
shock".




I think it means something like:

> `I国`が起こした戦争は、世界中に衝撃 **をもって** 伝えられた。  
>  The war which `country I` initiated was conveyed to the world with a shock.  
>  The world was taken aback when told of the war which `country I` initiated.

According to [this oshiete
question](http://oshiete.goo.ne.jp/qa/6839007.html), `衝撃をもって` has the same
meaning as `衝撃と共に` and `衝撃を伴って`, or "together with shock"/"accompanied by
shock".

