The Yom Kippur War: Did Israeli Intelligence Fail.
Abstract
Accounts of the October 1973 Arab-Israeli war contained considerable speculation as to the manner in which the Arabs achieved tactical surprise. Considering the reputed excellence of Israeli intelligence and the demonstrated ineptness of their Arab adversaries, the achievement bordered on the impossible. The study examines the explanations for this phenomenon and classifies them into three categories: (1) Israeli intelligence did in fact fail, (2) Israeli political leaders chose to disregard rather accurate predictions provided by intelligence, or (3) Israeli leadership accepted the surprise attack to better their own position with respect to world opinion.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 22, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA003139
Entities
People
- Bill Cecil Powell
Organizations
- United States Army War College