Espionage and Intelligence
Espionage and Intelligence | Polygraph Testing to Prevent Espionage at Nuclear Weapons Labs Undermines Security
About the author: Alan P. Zelicoff, a physician and physicist, is senior scientist at the Center for National Security and Arms Control at Sandia National Laboratories, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In ancient Rome, emperors would divine truth by reading the entrails of animals or vanquished foes. The twists and turns of the digestive guts held secrets that only “experts” could see. No self-respecting general would take his legions into battle before seeking the wisdom of the shamans who predicted the battle’s outcome from the appearance of the intestines of chickens...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Are Espionage and Intelligence-Gathering Activities Justified?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- CIA Espionage and Intelligence-Gathering Activities Are Justified
- Brutal Interrogation Techniques May Be Necessary to Gather Valuable Intelligence
- Covert Operations Are Corrupt and Immoral
- Using Drug Money to Finance CIA Activities Is Wrong
- Polygraph Testing to Prevent Espionage at Nuclear Weapons Labs Undermines Security
- Espionage Tactics That Misinform the American Public Are Corrosive
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Chapter 2: Should the United States Reform Its Espionage and Intelligence-Gathering Methods?
- Intelligence Reforms: An Overview
- The United States Should Reform Its Intelligence- Gathering Methods
- The FBI Must Improve Its Counterespionage Strategies
- Improved Surveillance and Information Sharing Is Necessary to Protect America Against Terrorists
- U.S. Intelligence Agencies Must Curb Their Reliance on Surveillance Technology
- The U.S. Intelligence Community Must Develop More Human Intelligence to Combat Terrorism
- CIA Intelligence-Gathering Methods Have Been Successful in Fighting Terrorism
- Counterespionage Reforms at U.S. Intelligence Agencies Are Unnecessary
- The CIA Should Not Become Involved in Direct Combat Operations
- Tighter Controls to Prevent Espionage at U.S. Research Laboratories Are Harmful
- Creating a Defense Department Intelligence Czar Could Bias Intelligence Gathering
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Chapter 3: Do Espionage and Intelligence-Gathering Activities Violate Civil Liberties?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Granting Intelligence Agencies Increased Powers to Fight Terrorism Threatens Civil Liberties
- The Total Information Awareness System Violates Privacy Rights
- Secret Review Courts Foster Violations of Civil Liberties
- Expanding FBI Intelligence-Gathering Powers Will Violate Civil Liberties
- Intelligence Gathering to Prevent Economic Espionage Violates Civil Liberties
- Granting Intelligence Agencies Increased Powers to Fight Terrorism Does Not Threaten Civil Liberties
- The Total Information Awareness System Does Not Violate Privacy Rights
- Secret Review Courts Do Not Foster Violations of Civil Liberties
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Chapter 4: What Challenges Will the Espionage and Intelligence-Gathering Community Face in the Twenty-First Century?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- The Changing Nature of Warfare Requires New Intelligence-Gathering Techniques
- Emerging Terrorist Threats Require New Spying Strategies
- U.S. Counterintelligence Methods Must Be Improved
- Digital Spies Pose a Serious Threat to National Security
- Globalization Is Making It Easier for Foreign-Born Citizens to Spy on the United States
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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