The US Intelligence Community
Jeffrey T. Richelson(Author)
Westview Press Inc
6th Edition
Published on 26. July 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
624 pages
978-0-8133-4511-6 (ISBN)
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Description
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'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 U.S. 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.
Reviews / Votes
"This work by Richelson should be viewed as the 'Rosetta Stone' for understanding the intelligence community...Richelson's approach is genius, specific, and straight to the point. The US Intelligence Community will prove to be very valuable for people less informed about the intelligence community, as it will be to experts who are already familiar with previous editions." --International Journal on World Peace "This is an indispensable guide to a subject that has often been shielded by secrets and lies. Richelson brings order and clarity to the astounding complexity of US intelligence. Thoroughly researched and carefully documented, this volume is the best place to begin exploring the intelligence community as it exists today." --Steven Aftergood, Federation of American Scientists "For years now, Jeff Richelson's The US Intelligence Community has been the go-to book for experts and laymen alike who want to know the latest about espionage organization and tradecraft in the United States. Now with his sixth edition of this classic work, he reaches new heights of excellence in research and presentation. No one has ferreted out the details of this subject better than Dr. Richelson." --Loch K. Johnson, Regents Professor, University of Georgia; Senior Editor, Intelligence & National Security Praise for Previous Editions: "The authoritative survey of the American cloak-and-dagger establishment." --Washington Post Book World "Fast as the CIA changes, Jeff Richelson is there with excellent sources and a solid grasp of the official terrain. The US Intelligence Community will be vital for any reader who wants to understand the evolution of American intelligence in the post-Cold War world." --John Prados, author of The Soviet Estimate and Presidents' Secret War "Jeffrey Richelson's new edition is still the best, most comprehensive overview of US intelligence. Required reading for anyone interested in what goes on behind America's cloaks and daggers." --David Wise, author of Nightmover: How Aldrich Ames Sold the CIA to the KGB for $4.6 Million "The authoritative bible on the modern American intelligence establishment." --Bob Woodward, author of Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, 1981-1987More details
Edition
6th New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-4511-6 (9780813345116)
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Jeffrey T. Richelson
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Jeffrey T. Richelson received his PhD in political science from the University of Rochester and has taught at The University of Texas at Austin and American University, Washington, DC. A senior fellow at the National Security Archive in Washington, DC, Richelson has authored numerous works on intelligence, including A Century of Spies, The Wizards of Langley, and Spying on the Bomb.
Content
List of Tables, Figures, and Photos Preface 1 INTELLIGENCE Intelligence The Intelligence Cycle Types of Intelligence Targets The Utility of Intelligence The Intelligence Community Notes 2 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS Central Intelligence Agency National Security Agency National Reconnaissance Office National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Notes 3 DEFENSE DEPARTMENT INTELLIGENCE: THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY History and Current Charter Organizational Overview Defense Counterintelligence and HUMINT Center Directorate for MASINT and Technical Collection Directorate for Analysis Directorate for Intelligence, J2 National Media Exploitation Center Defense Intelligence Operations Coordination Center Notes 4 MILITARY SERVICE INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS Army Intelligence Organizations Navy Intelligence Organizations Air Force Intelligence Organizations Marine Corps Intelligence Organizations Coast Guard Intelligence Organizations Notes 5 UNIFIED COMMAND INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS Africa Command Central Command European Command Joint Forces Command Northern Command Pacific Command Southern Command U.S. Special Operations Command U.S. Strategic Command Transportation Command Notes 6 CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS Department of State Intelligence Department of Energy Intelligence Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Department of Treasury Intelligence Federal Bureau of Investigation Drug Enforcement Administration Intelligence Notes 7 IMAGERY COLLECTION, PROCESSING, EXPLOITATION, AND DISSEMINATION Collection Processing and Exploitation Dissemination Notes 8 SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE Space Collection Airborne Collection Ground Stations Embassy and Consular Intercept Sites Surface Ships Underseas Collection Notes 9 MEASUREMENT AND SIGNATURE INTELLIGENCE Space Collection Airborne Collection Ground Collection Seaborne Collection Undersea Collection Notes, 10 SPACE SURVEILLANCE Dedicated SSN Sensors Collateral SSN Sensors Contributing SSN Sensors Additional Space Surveillance Capabilities Notes 11 HUMAN INTELLIGENCE Officers and Diplomats Agents and Assets Defectors and Emigres Detainees and POWs Travelers Notes 12 OPEN SOURCES, TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE AND EMPLACED SENSORS, AND DOCUMENT AND MATERIEL EXPLOITATION Open Sources Technical Surveillance and Emplaced Sensors Document Exploitation Materiel Exploitation Notes 13 COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN SERVICES Five Eyes Australia Canada Germany Israel Joint Terrorism Intelligence Centers Jordan Mexico Pakistan United Kingdom The United Nations and International Atomic Energy Agency Notes 14 ANALYSIS Analysts Analytical Techniques Categories of Intelligence Products Current Intelligence Warning Intelligence Estimates Reports and Studies Periodicals Leadership Profiles Reference Documents and Databases Domestic Intelligence Analysis Notes 15 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE Targets Collection Evaluation of Defectors Research and Analysis Disruption and Neutralization Notes 16 COVERT ACTION Afghanistan GST Iran Pakistan Serbia Somalia Yemen Notes 17 MANAGING NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE The President and the National Security Council The Director of National Intelligence National Intelligence Board Joint Intelligence Community Council Intelligence Community Executive Committee Program Manager Group National Intelligence Program National Intelligence Council National Counterterrorism Center National Counterproliferation Center National Counterintelligence Policy Board National Counterintelligence Executive National Counterintelligence Coordination--Center Intelligence Community Directives DNI Committees Notes 18 MANAGING DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE The USD (I) Defense Intelligence Executive Board (DIEB) Military Intelligence Program Military Intelligence Board Defense Counterintelligence Board Directives, Instructions, and DTMs Notes 19 MANAGING INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION, COVERT ACTION, AND INFORMATION ACCESS Managing Satellite Imaging Managing SIGINT Managing Sensitive Reconnaissance Missions Managing MASINT Managing HUMINT Managing Covert Action Managing Information Access Notes 20 U.S. INTELLIGENCE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY What Is the Intelligence Community? Changing Targets and Technologies Outside the Intelligence Community Final Thoughts Notes Acronyms Index