Discussion board 4

Part A: How should we consider information when the available intelligence is limited? When and how should policy makers act on limited intelligence? Please cite historical examples in your explanation. Part B: What is one question you have after reviewing this week’s content? Book: Lowenthal, Mark, Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy o Chapter 5: Collection and the Collection Disciplines o Chapter 6: Analysis On MASINT: Article: MASINT Primer by the Defense Intelligence Agency (2021) On ELINT: Hancock, Larry, Surprise Attack: From Pearl Harbor to 9/11 to Benghazi 2015, (pages 69-74) 5 pages total On SIGINT: Listen to NSA’s Podcast, No Such Podcast: “How We Found Bin Laden: The Basics of Foreign Signals Intelligence,” (49 minutes) (Note: You can also access this podcast via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, You tube etc.) Excerpts from the book: “The Presidents’ Book of Secrets” by David Priess o Forward and Preface (vii to xiii, 6 pages) A precursor the PDB, an example of the CIA’s “Central Intelligence Bulletin” from 1953 which was declassified and available to the public: Declassified CIA CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN