United States Intelligence Community

Intelligence is a function that has been employed by nations and governments since the start of their existence. “From the spies sent by Moses to ‘spy out the land of Canaan’ to the advice of Sun Tzu to be subtle and ‘use spies for every kind of business.’” According to Richard Hughbank and Don Githens, “Intelligence is information that is analyzed and converted into a product to support a particular customer. Intelligence is both a process and a product that has played an important role in…

CA-2 Perspectives Intelligence Perspective: On July of 1990, one of our American satellite orbiting around the Earth’s atmosphere photographed an unusual amount of military present, and movement all through the Persian Gulf. Consequently, catching the eyes of our intelligence community. Therefore, advising General Colin Powell, who was provide with the intelligence officer satellite photos, hence, providing additional intelligence data that would suggest and Iraqi buildup in the southern…

article Domestic Intelligence Today: More Security but less Liberty? I now look at the government a different way. I can see why people would have wanted to establish something similar to the British MI-5 after the attacks of 9/11. The MI-5 collects and analyzes domestic intelligence. Many believe it would not work in this county because Great Britain is a smaller more centralized country that has fewer police forces. I personal would love to read more on the reasons that The United States of…

assess the impact of Intelligence reform on the Global War on Terror. The research question is as follows: ??What is the impact of post-September 11th, 2001, intelligence reform on the Global War on Terror?? Secondary research questions might include: ?What is the impact of post-September 11th, 2001, emphasis on human intelligence on the Global War on Terror?? As well, another avenue of research could include: ?What is the impact of post-September 11th, of signals intelligence on the Global War…

not easily be hidden from U-2 flights or satellites. In a similar fashion, the production of the US intelligence was mainly involved in statistical activities, with the aim not only to assess the military size, but also the dimension of the Soviet economy, the budgetary expenditure and the demographic trends. 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…

claimed the lives of thousands and we the United States have taken massive counterterrorism measures home with us. The United States Patriot Act of 2001 made significant changes in the structure of federal law enforcement, it was revised in 2006 and in 2004 when the 9/11 commission called for a complete overhaul of the U.S. intelligence system the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan or NCISP set standards for a new system of domestic intelligence gathering and analysis. These changes…

throughout history, the 20th century saw a revival of torture techniques against perceived opponents of the state, and priority was given to state security (Green). The United States found several ways to evade their responsibilities under international law and allow torture to be used as a report by the UN human rights commissioner stated evidence of torture at Guantanamo Bay. The United States was also one of the primary sponsors of a Convention to prohibit torture and to protect human rights.…

Community policing needs organizational transformation which is similar to the needs of homeland security. For law enforcement to successfully implement homeland security practices they must transform the organization, not just have certain officers learn about how to ‘fight terror’. This includes police learning how terrorists operate and how to identify their activities while on duty. Learning the type of tactics that terrorist may use, their typical living situations, and how to analyze and…

The 19th century space race between the United States and the Soviet Union was one of the most influential times in the history and development of American technology. Rooted deeply in the Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, the space race captivated both world powers and casted them against one another. It began in 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first satellite ever to reach outer-space. The space race also occurred at a time in which…

instead he instituted a socialist dictatorship. Over 100,000 Cubans fled their home with many coming to America in order to seek shelter from Castro’s regime. In April 1961, the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) had a plan to invade Cuba using exiles as a trained Army personnel. This was to keep the United States involvement as covert as possible in hopes that the invasion would overthrow Castro and insert a US favored government. After the failure of the Bay of Pigs, the Soviet Union started to…