Intelligence Policy and National Security

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Intelligence and Deception....Pages 3-22
Slow Pearl Harbours and the Pleasures of Deception....Pages 23-34
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Approaches to Intelligence and Social Science....Pages 37-45
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
The Soviet Military Potential for Surprise Attack: Surprise, Superiority and Time....Pages 49-73
American Perceptions and Misperceptions of Soviet Military Intentions and Capabilities....Pages 74-81
‘Static’ and ‘Dynamic’ Intelligence Perceptions: The Soviet Union — Problems of Analysis and Evaluation....Pages 82-90
Deception and Surprise: Problems of Analysts and Analysis....Pages 91-97
United States and Soviet Strategic Technologies and Nuclear War Fighting: A Comparison....Pages 98-128
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Verification....Pages 131-142
Verification and Salt: A Different Line of Insight....Pages 143-147
SALT II: Who Is Deceiving Whom?....Pages 148-156
The Adequacy of SALT Verification....Pages 157-160
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Technology and Lead Time: Soviet Experimental Technology....Pages 163-174
ASAT: At Home and Abroad....Pages 175-178
Technical Feasibility of Directed Energy Weapons in Strategic Defence....Pages 179-184
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Surprise in Diplomacy....Pages 187-211
Soviet Bloc ‘Disinformation’ and other ‘Active Measures’....Pages 212-228
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Intelligence The Economic Factor....Pages 231-242
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American Strategic Intelligence: Politics, Priorities, and Direction....Pages 245-267
Intelligence Problems as Viewed from The White House....Pages 268-272
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United States Intelligence Activities: The Role of Congress....Pages 273-288
The Role of Congress in the Intelligence Evaluation Process....Pages 289-293
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Intelligence, Deception and Surprise: Implications for United States Policy in the 1980s....Pages 297-314
Back Matter....Pages 315-318