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Intelligence correct answers information that meets the stated or understood needs of policy
makers and has been collected, processed, and narrowed to meet those needs
Why have intelligence agencies? correct answers -Avoid strategic surprise
-Provide long-term expertise
-Support the policy process
-Maintain the secrecy of information, needs, and methods
National intelligence correct answers -foreign
-domestic
-homeland security
What is intelligence not about? correct answers intelligence is not about truth
Intelligence Weaknesses correct answers (1) a certain amount of intelligence analysis may be no
more sophisticated than current conventional wisdom on a given issue
(2) analysis can become so dependent on data that it misses important intangibles
(3) mirror imaging
(4) policy makers are free to reject or ignore the intelligence they are offered
Tactical Surprise correct answers the failure of tactical warning (unexpected, catastrophic attack
by an adversary)
Strategic Surprise correct answers a systematic failure to prepare for potential adversarial actions
Five Eyes correct answers United States, Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand
, intelligence community correct answers The government agencies that gather information about
the capabilities and intentions of foreign governments or that engage in covert actions.
major themes that contributed to the development of the US intelligence system correct answers -
liberty and security
-the novelty of US intelligence
-a threat based foreign policy
-influence of cold war
-global scope of intelligence interests
-a wittingly redundant analytical structure
-consumer producer relations
-relationship between analysis and collection and covert action
-debate over covert action
-continuity of intelligence policy
-heavy reliance on technology
-secrecy versus openness
-role of oversight
-managing the community
DCI correct answers Director of Central Intelligence
DNI correct answers Director of National Intelligence
alternative ways of looking at the intelligence community correct answers -the intelligence
community has two broad functional areas
(1) management: covers requirements, resources, collection, and production
(2) execution: covers the development of collection systems, the collection and production of
intelligence, the conduct of operations, and the maintenance of the infrastructure support base
Intelligence correct answers information that meets the stated or understood needs of policy
makers and has been collected, processed, and narrowed to meet those needs
Why have intelligence agencies? correct answers -Avoid strategic surprise
-Provide long-term expertise
-Support the policy process
-Maintain the secrecy of information, needs, and methods
National intelligence correct answers -foreign
-domestic
-homeland security
What is intelligence not about? correct answers intelligence is not about truth
Intelligence Weaknesses correct answers (1) a certain amount of intelligence analysis may be no
more sophisticated than current conventional wisdom on a given issue
(2) analysis can become so dependent on data that it misses important intangibles
(3) mirror imaging
(4) policy makers are free to reject or ignore the intelligence they are offered
Tactical Surprise correct answers the failure of tactical warning (unexpected, catastrophic attack
by an adversary)
Strategic Surprise correct answers a systematic failure to prepare for potential adversarial actions
Five Eyes correct answers United States, Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand
, intelligence community correct answers The government agencies that gather information about
the capabilities and intentions of foreign governments or that engage in covert actions.
major themes that contributed to the development of the US intelligence system correct answers -
liberty and security
-the novelty of US intelligence
-a threat based foreign policy
-influence of cold war
-global scope of intelligence interests
-a wittingly redundant analytical structure
-consumer producer relations
-relationship between analysis and collection and covert action
-debate over covert action
-continuity of intelligence policy
-heavy reliance on technology
-secrecy versus openness
-role of oversight
-managing the community
DCI correct answers Director of Central Intelligence
DNI correct answers Director of National Intelligence
alternative ways of looking at the intelligence community correct answers -the intelligence
community has two broad functional areas
(1) management: covers requirements, resources, collection, and production
(2) execution: covers the development of collection systems, the collection and production of
intelligence, the conduct of operations, and the maintenance of the infrastructure support base
