HS 350 Exam 3 Flashcards
MIP
o The MIP was unclassified as of FY 2013
o Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities (TIARA)
Covers programs supporting the operating units of the armed services and the joint military intelligence program (JMIP)
o House and the senate limit who are on the intelligence committees and many of their hearings are closed.
Main concern is leaks of classified information
• A few nations support threat activities, covertly
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Iran, Syria, Cuba, north Korea
• To stem spread of USSR and Communist influence, the us adopted a policy known as
Containment.
• Because of the vastness in size and oppressive form of government, intelligence collection was done through technical remote means-
SIGNIT, MASINT, GEOINT, IMINT
• - observance of military activities of soviets revealed capabilities but revealed nothing but intentions.
Intentions
• Mutually Assured Destruction MAD
the use if nuclear weapons against each other
• - main intelligence director of the general staff of the armed forces of the Russian federation. Foreign military intelligence
GRU
• DIA 2001 arrested charged with espionage for Cuba
Ana Montes-
• The five main players in the U.S National Security Policy
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President o Cabinet o National Security Council o Intelligence Community o Congress
• National Security Council
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Forum to consider national security and foreign policy
• - controls budgets and expenditures
Congress
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o Critics say that they too cozy of a relationship may politicize intelligence
Proximity of IC to policy makers
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o Intelligence wants to collect intelligence
o Law enforcement wants to charge, indict, arrest, convict, and punish
Analogy of Intelligence vs. Law Enforcement
• AS stated, the IC missed the sudden fall of the USSR and its dissolution into several independent republics.
v
• North Koreas internal stability is closely watch but difficult because of it being closed society.
v
• Cabinet secretaries are appointed by
the president
• Regardless of policy makers interest
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The IC does not have the luxury of ignoring regions or issues
• Policy makers use intelligence to take action
c
• Intelligence is more concerned with protecting sources and collection methods
protecting sources and collection methods
• Policy makers run risk of compromising and exposing sources and methods
v
• Mistake is that some policy makers believe that the media offers the same coverage as intelligence at greater speed and lower costs.
v
o A constant review of the IC needs to
be done by auditing and inspecting to ensure.