ID | 122916 |
Title Proper | Indications and warning in an age of uncertainty |
Language | ENG |
Author | Wirtz, James J |
Publication | 2013. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | Indications and warning intelligence is an important and time-tested methodology employed by intelligence analysts to warn military officers and policymakers about changes in an opponent's operational "posture" which indicate that the likelihood of dangerous or aggressive activity is increasing. In recent times, it has fallen out of fashion because policymakers and the public alike have come to expect that the Intelligence Community will be able to provide "specific event predictions" of an opponent's future actions. In other words, people tend to believe that intelligence analysts should be able to state who is about to undertake some unwanted activity, as well as where, how, when and why the action will unfold. |
`In' analytical Note | International Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence Vol. 26, No.3; Fall 2013: p.550-562 |
Journal Source | International Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence Vol. 26, No.3; Fall 2013: p.550-562 |
Key Words | Indications ; Warning Intelligence ; Intelligence Community ; NATO ; US Intelligence Community ; United States ; Soviet Union |