Intelligence Terms

The Intelligence Cycle:  Targeting, Collection, Analysis, Dissemination

I.  Political Intelligence

• Economic intelligence
  • Traders
• Geographical Intelligence
• Population and ethnographic information
• Diplomatic sources
  • Codes and Ciphers
• Espionage
• Counterespionage
• Messengers
• Deception
• Disinformation
  • Psychological Operations
• Covert Operations
• Clandestine Operations

II. Military Intelligence

• Strategic intelligence
• Tactical Intelligence
• Scouting and reconnaissance
• Prisoners, traitors, deserters
• Defensive Counterintelligence
  • Installation Security
• Offensive Counterintelligence
  • Counterespionage
• Operation Security - Censorship
• Surprise and Speed
• Low Intensity Conflict, Insurgency
• Messengers, transmission
  • Signalling
  • Codes and Ciphers
• Deception
• Disinformation
• Psychological Operations
• Low Intensity Conflict, Insurgency