Intelligence Collection
Robert M. Clark
A Systems Approach:
Structure – Function – Process
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Intelligence Collection:
Literal vs. Nonliteral View
Intelligence collection sources
Part I: Literal Intelligence
Herman: “Access to human thought processes”
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HUMINT
COMINT
Cyber Collection
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Part II: Nonliteral Intelligence
Herman: “Observations and Measurements of Things”
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ELINT, FISINT
Radar Intelligence (RADINT)
Non-EM (Geophysical and Nuclear)
Materiel and Materials Collection
Biometrics
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Intelligence Collection:
Mass vs. Targeted View
HUMINT
Open Source
COMINT
Cyber
Magnetic
Electric
Sound
Infrasound
Optical
Intelligence
Collection
Non-EM
Signatures
IMINT
Nuclear
Materials
and Materiel
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Spectral
SAR
Biometrics
FISINT
RADINT
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ELINT
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