Final

Question 1

3 basic levels of classification

Answer 1

• top secret
• secret
• confidential

Question 2

Why does democratic govt release info sometimes?

Answer 2

• Needs proof to justify actions

- Only give some evidence

Question 3

Prereqs for a successful deception operation?

Answer 3

• Someone watches enemy
• Fake signals are heard
• Real ones blocked
• Give info that was already believed

Question 4

Define: Counter-espionage.

Answer 4

active measures taken in an effort to understand how a hostile intel. service works in order to disrupt its activities

Question 5

Background of the Army Security Agency?

Answer 5

established in 1930 as the signal intelligence service, renamed in WW2 as signal security agency. shortened war. became NSA.

Question 6

When and Where was ASA founded?

Answer 6

• September 1945

- Arlington Hall Station (former girl’s school)

Question 7

What lead the US to undertake a military role in Vietnam?

Answer 7

Viet Cong victory in South Vietnam.

Question 8

Who was Ngo Dinh Diem?

Answer 8

President who was assassinated during a coup by his army. Diem had garnered support from the us due to his anti-communist sentiments.

Question 9

What was the objective of the Phoenix program?

Answer 9

Attempted assassination of Vietnam supporters in 60s and the 70s.

Question 10

Impact of the 1968 Tet offensive on US policy?

Answer 10

US official saw light at end of tunnel. Vietnamese almost defeated. North had more ammo and people than we assumed., they came at us with everything.

Question 11

How did ASA’s role evolve in South Vietnam?

Answer 11

we were able to gauge the true effectiveness of the enemy

Question 12

What role did the DIA assume in South Vietnam?

Answer 12

assumed the responsibility of intelligence analysis

Question 13

US commanders coordinated intelligence with operations by creating long range reconnaissance patrols which became known as what?

Answer 13

Rangers or LRP

Question 14

Which new technologies were introduced for intelligence operations during Vietnam?

Answer 14

• Airborne electronic support

- Unattended ground sensors

Question 15

How do you deal with an adversary’s intentions when dealing with cultural barriers?

Answer 15

1) Recognize the problem
2) Measure the problem
3) Identify the possible solutions

Question 16

What does a successful deception operation require?

Answer 16

• Blocking true signals
• Making false signals for enemy’s benefit
• Having feedback system in order to know if enemy is deceived

Question 17

When is success more likely in a successful deception operation?

Answer 17

if scenario is based on what the adversary thinks is the case.

Question 18

Use of deception during the Civil War?

Answer 18

• Walked army around to make numbers seem larger
• Liberal with fire arms
• South poisoned water

Question 19

Which side was more dependant on deception during the Civil War?

Answer 19

The south

Question 20

Identify the desired results of deception activities as well as physical means of deception used in wartime?

Answer 20

• to affect decisions made by enemy commander.

- Physical means: rubber tanks, etc.

Question 21

What is meant by the term denial measures?

Answer 21

• walls built with fence, guards, etc.
• Remote area.
• Anything to deny enemy entrance or knowledge

Question 22

Asymmetrical conflict?

Answer 22

big army vs. small army.

Question 23

Asymmetrical conflict in the American revolution.

Answer 23

Hid behind trees. Redcoats were easy to find. Took up Indian warfare.

Question 24

What urban warfare tactics were employed in the American Revolution?

Answer 24

Colonists would hide in British enthusiasts housing and shoot at Brits.

Question 25

What is the difference between capabilities and intentions?

Answer 25

Enemy is capable to do something and can be measured. Enemy intentions can only assumed.

Question 26

Who was Leopoldo Galtieri?

Answer 26

Assumed power in Argentina in December 1981. Played important role in helping the U.S.

Question 27

Who was Margaret Thatcher?

Answer 27

• Proposed “lease-back” deal that would give Argentina title but not occupation.
• Increasingly unpopular during early years of her administration.

Question 28

What was operation fortitude?

Answer 28

D-day deception operation.

Question 29

What was the ghost army?

Answer 29

The made up Army that used sound effects and other things during operation fortitude.

Question 30

What was the problem with the Falkland conflict?

Answer 30

• Argentina economics reforms led to domestic pressure
• Govt was assertive to distract attention
• UK didn’t understand Argentina’s domestic problem
• Argentina did not understand UK’s position

Question 31

What factors drove Saddam to invade Kuwait in 1990?

Answer 31

After conflict with revolutionary Iran, the economy was bad so Saddam cut back oil production which raised oil prices. Kuwait increased oil production causing prices to stay down.

Question 32

diogenes station

Answer 32

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Question 33

John B. Magruder

Answer 33

confederate states army. made his army look bigger than it was by marching his troops over and over again in a circle.

Question 34

secure telephone unit

Answer 34

used in each military and intelligence unit, it is a measure of operational security used to convey sensitive information

Question 35

what led the us to undertake a military role in vietnam

Answer 35

the viet-cong invaded south vietnam. us responded with limited air raids but was unsuccessful. ground troops then were committed to s. vietnam

Question 36

what challenge did vietnam pose for army intelligence?

Answer 36

after ground troops were removed from s vietnam in the wake of the watergate scandal, s vietnam was overtaken in 1975. difficult due to the unfamiliar environment and unfamiliar languages. . vast insubordination.

Question 37

be able to identify the desired results of deception activities as well as physical means of deception used in wartime.

Answer 37

to affect the decisions made by the commander on the other side. dummy tanks/aircraft, misunderstood by the enemy