Medical Intelligence: A Theater Engagement Tool
Abstract
Of all the intelligence challenges in the post-cold war world, medical issues are emerging as one of the most important. Increasingly our policymakers recognize that disease, environmental pollution, and health systems' failures threaten peace, stability, and economic progress throughout the developing world, shaping environments on terms other than ours and, at times, necessitating U.S. humanitarian and peacekeeping involvement. Medical intelligence is one tool that helps national policy makers, theater commanders and operational planners employ the medical instrument to best effect. To be properly employed, however, medical intelligence must be viewed as an intelligence function more than a medical function. Further, medical intelligence assets need to be distributed through the spectrum of intelligence support-strategic, operational, and tactical.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 21, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA389063
Entities
People
- Denis C. Kaufman
Organizations
- United States Army War College