In the 1970s, the emphasis on capabilities became opposed by those policy makers, intelligence officers and intellectuals that believed that the ponderous amount of military data was not adequately supported by an analysis on the real intentions of the Soviet Union. Also, in 1976 members of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) expressed concerns for the excessive orientation of the US intelligence to capabilities, …show more content…
The politicized of Team B, and the general homogeneity in the two groups, made the results of the competitive analysis fairly predictable, with the hawkish Team B exaggerating the Soviet intentions, against the more cautious position of Team A, hence the exercise was soon abandoned. Moreover, the agreement on the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the SALT II made evident that, finally known the size of Soviet capabilities, there was a urgent need of more and deeper intelligence on the intentions of