The U.S. Intelligence Community

by Richelson, Jeffrey

• ISBN13: 9780813345116
• ISBN10: 0813345111
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-26
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

The role of intelligence in U.S. government operations has changed dramatically and is now more critical than ever to domestic security and foreign policy. This authoritative and highly researched book provides a detailed overview of America#x19;s vast intelligence empire-its organizations, its operations (from spies on the ground to satellites thousands of miles in space), and its management structure. Relying on a multitude of sources, including hundreds of official documents, author Jeffrey T. Richelson provides an up-to-date picture of the US intelligence community that will allow students to understand the full scope of organizations and activities and give valuable support to policymakers and military operations. Fully revised throughout, the sixth edition of this definitive book includes new material on intelligence organization, foreign and domestic intelligence collection and analysis, covert action, and cooperation with foreign intelligence services.

Author Biography

Jeffrey T. Richelson received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Rochester. A senior fellow at the National Security Archive in Washington, Richelson has authored numerous works on intelligence, spying, and weapons of mass destruction, including The Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology and Spying on the Bomb: American Nuclear Intelligence from Nazi Germany to Iran and North Korea.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Photos	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Intelligence	p. 1
Intelligence	p. 2
The Intelligence Cycle	p. 4
Types of Intelligence	p. 5
Targets	p. 7
The Utility of Intelligence	p. 9
The Intelligence Community	p. 13
Notes	p. 14
National Intelligence Organizations	p. 17
Central Intelligence Agency	p. 17
National Security Agency	p. 30
National Reconnaissance Office	p. 36
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency	p. 42
Notes	p. 47
Defense Department Intelligence: The Defense Intelligence Agency	p. 57
History and Current Charter	p. 57
Organizational Overview	p. 61
Defense Counterintelligence and HUMINT Center	p. 62
Directorate for MASINT and Technical Collection	p. 67
Directorate for Analysis	p. 68
Directorate for Intelligence, J2	p. 72
National Media Exploitation Center	p. 73
Defense Intelligence Operations Coordination Center	p. 73
Notes	p. 74
Military Service Intelligence Organizations	p. 79
Army Intelligence Organizations	p. 80
Navy Intelligence Organizations	p. 85
Air Force Intelligence Organizations	p. 89
Marine Corps Intelligence Organizations	p. 100
Coast Guard Intelligence Organizations	p. 102
Notes	p. 104
Unified Command Intelligence Organizations	p. 110
Africa Command	p. 113
Central Command	p. 114
European Command	p. 115
Joint Forces Command	p. 118
Northern Command	p. 119
Pacific Command	p. 122
Southern Command	p. 123
U.S. Special Operations Command	p. 124
U.S. Strategic Command	p. 129
Transportation Command	p. 130
Notes	p. 132
Civilian Intelligence Organizations	p. 138
Department of State Intelligence	p. 138
Department of Energy Intelligence	p. 141
Department of Homeland Security Intelligence	p. 145
Department of Treasury Intelligence	p. 148
Federal Bureau of Investigation	p. 150
Drug Enforcement Administration Intelligence	p. 156
Notes	p. 159
Imagery Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination	p. 169
Collection	p. 171
Processing and Exploitation	p. 187
Dissemination	p. 191
Notes	p. 194
Signals Intelligence	p. 203
Space Collection	p. 208
Airborne Collection	p. 215
Ground Stations	p. 222
Embassy and Consular Intercept Sites	p. 224
Surface Ships	p. 226
Underseas Collection	p. 227
Notes	p. 229
Measurement and Signature Intelligence	p. 240
Space Collection	p. 241
Airborne Collection	p. 247
Ground Collection	p. 251
Seaborne Collection	p. 257
Undersea Collection	p. 259
Notes	p. 262
Space Surveillance	p. 270
Dedicated SSN Sensors	p. 273
Collateral SSN Sensors	p. 277
Contributing SSN Sensors	p. 279
Additional Space Surveillance Capabilities	p. 282
Notes	p. 284
Human Intelligence	p. 292
Officers and Diplomats	p. 294
Agents and Assets	p. 297
Defectors and Émigrés	p. 303
Detainees and POWs	p. 307
Travelers	p. 312
Notes	p. 314
Open Sources, Technical Surveillance and Emplaced Sensors, and Document and Materiel Exploitation	p. 321
Open Sources	p. 322
Technical Surveillance and Emplaced Sensors	p. 330
Document Exploiration	p. 334
Materiel Exploitation	p. 336
Notes	p. 340
Cooperation with Foreign Services	p. 347
Five Eyes	p. 348
Australia	p. 352
Canada	p. 353
Germany	p. 356
Israel	p. 357
Joint Terrorism Intelligence Centers	p. 361
Jordan	p. 361
Mexico	p. 362
Pakistan	p. 363
United Kingdom	p. 363
The United Nations and International Atomic Energy Agency	p. 365
Notes	p. 366
Analysis	p. 373
Analysts	p. 373
Analytical Techniques	p. 374
Categories of Intelligence Products	p. 375
Current Intelligence	p. 376
Warning Intelligence	p. 382
Estimates	p. 383
Reports and Studies	p. 386
Periodicals	p. 389
Leadership Profiles	p. 390
Reference Documents and Databases	p. 393
Domestic Intelligence Analysis	p. 397
Notes	p. 400
Counterintelligence	p. 409
Targets	p. 410
Collection	p. 413
Evaluation of Defectors	p. 417
Research and Analysis	p. 420
Disruption and Neutralization	p. 423
Notes	p. 425
Covert Action	p. 431
Afghanistan	p. 434
GST	p. 436
Iran	p. 438
Pakistan	p. 439
Serbia	p. 441
Somalia	p. 441
Yemen	p. 443
Notes	p. 444
Managing National Intelligence	p. 463
The President and the National Security Council	p. 464
The Director of National Intelligence	p. 468
National Intelligence Board	p. 470
Joint Intelligence Community Council	p. 470
Intelligence Community Executive Committee	p. 472
Program Manager Group	p. 472
National Intelligence Program	p. 472
National Intelligence Council	p. 473
National Counterterrorism Center	p. 476
National Counterproliferation Center	p. 478
National Counterintelligence Policy Board	p. 480
National Counterintelligence Executive	p. 480
National Counterintelligence Coordination-Center	p. 480
Intelligence Community Directives	p. 481
DNI Committees	p. 482
Notes	p. 487
Managing Defense Intelligence	p. 493
The USD (I)	p. 493
Defense Intelligence Executive Board (DIEB)	p. 495
Military Intelligence Program	p. 495
Military Intelligence Board	p. 497
Defense Counterintelligence Board	p. 500
Directives, Instructions, and DTMs	p. 500
Notes	p. 501
Managing Intelligence Collection, Covert Action, and Information Access	p. 504
Managing Satellite Imaging	p. 504
Managing SIGINT	p. 506
Managing Sensitive Reconnaissance Missions	p. 513
Managing MASINT	p. 514
Managing HUMINT	p. 516
Manging Covert Action	p. 522
Managing Information Access	p. 524
Notes	p. 531
U.S. Intelligence in the Twenty-First Century	p. 538
What Is the Intelligence Community?	p. 539
Changing Targets and Technologies	p. 541
Outside the Intelligence Community	p. 543
Final Thoughts	p. 546
Notes	p. 547
Acronyms	p. 549
Index	p. 563
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