Intelligence Support to Low-Intensity Conflicts

Abstract

The global reach of the U.S. intelligence system will play a greater role in responding to international challenges to U.S. interests. This phenomenon will bring about a new intelligence era with new tasks and new priorities. This is particularly true when a low intensity conflict (LIC) is viewed as the most probable conflict requiring the commitment of military instruments--security assistance, communications, civic action, psychological operations, medical, logistical, and intelligence support. Major changes are required in current doctrine and organization to enhance the effectiveness of intelligence support to LIC operations. If the military intelligence community is to join the intelligence burden sharing alliance, it must be driven by the five LIC imperatives, observe the ten principles of intelligence support to LIC, exercise LIC scenarios in a BCTP type environment, and incorporate a dynamic IEW architecture capable of accommodating complementary, rather than redundant, analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1992
Accession Number
ADA249878

Entities

People

  • Talmadge R. Varnado Ii

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civic Action
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Human Intelligence
  • Intelligence (Information Gathering)
  • Intelligence Community
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Intelligence Products
  • Low Intensity Conflict
  • Military Intelligence
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies