The Art of Intelligence by the General

Abstract

Styled in the manner of Sun Tzu's classic, The Art of War, and set in the year 2017, the essay 'The Art of Intelligence' describes principles and tenets inherent in intelligence. Not bounded by time or changing technology, the principles of accuracy, timeliness, usability, fusion, relevancy, intellectual honesty, and the requirement to be communicated, combine with the tenets of politics, timing, and the multilevel nature of military operations to form the basics of the art. If understood by the intelligence professional and the commander, the application of the intelligence principles and tenets can greatly enhance the conduct of military operations at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 19, 1993
Accession Number
ADA283160

Entities

People

  • Gary D. Payton

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Human Intelligence
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Intelligence Products
  • Military Operations
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Signals Intelligence
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • Virtual Reality
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.