Intelligence: In A Rut, with Some Vectors Out

Abstract

Joint intelligence doctrine is stuck in a rut, and can't get out. The rut is not caused by technology failures, or collection management%% gaps, or insufficient training. The rut is caused by how U.S. military officers are educated to look at warfighting. The basic presuppositions the metacognitive aspect of intelligence support need to change. In the "clash of cultures" where U.S. officers often find themselves, they pit their materialistic, risk-averse, technologically oriented military against threats that are the opposite in every measure that matters. Fortunately, American culture accepts that the only constant is change, so there is hope that it can make the needed transformation. But unless it finds a new way of looking at intelligence support, it will find itself surprised again on another 9/11.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 08, 2003
Accession Number
ADA421596

Entities

People

  • Bernie Harvey
  • Charles King
  • Jon Engle
  • Kevin Sherman

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Human Intelligence
  • Imagery Intelligence
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Intelligence Products
  • Iraqi-War
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Surveillance
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design