Study of the Military Intelligence Support to Domestic Law Enforcement in Counterdrug and Counterterrorism Operations
Abstract
This thesis addresses the legal restrictions placed on Title-10 military intelligence support to U.S. civilian authorities who are conducting counterdrug and counterterrorism operations. The National Defense Strategy calls for the Department of Defense (DoD) to protect the homeland from terrorist attacks and to provide support to the civilian interagency in response to natural or man-made disasters. Annual DoD congressional authorizations allow DoD to support drug interdiction efforts, while DoD Joint doctrine states that drug trafficking and terrorism are closely linked. The main issue is DoD's reluctance to fulfill this directive, due to self-imposed limitations on military intelligence. This means that DoD cannot provide much intelligence support to law enforcement within the United States. How can DoD make use of its intelligence capacity to fulfill the homeland defense directive when DoD restricts itself from providing intelligence support? The problem from the perspectives of law enforcement and the interagency is their lack of internal intelligence capacity to adequately protect the homeland. Military intelligence can solve the law enforcement intelligence shortfall issue. If DoD understands that it is legal for them to provide intelligence support, and updates its regulations accordingly, then DoD will benefit as well.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 08, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA562866
Entities
People
- Andre A. Authier
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College