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these types of intelligence, refer to Chapter 11 (“Writing and Brieng for the
Intelligence Community”).
Step Five: Dissemination
e h step in the process is dissemination of the intelligence to its
intended audience (see Figure 7.3). During dissemination, intelligence is
delivered to decision-makers for them to use in whatever way they deem
appropriate. Depending on its importance and time-sensitivity, intelligence
may be disseminated directly to users, or it can be sent to an accessible data-
base from which it can be accessed when needed. Intelligence ows by any
number of channels or methods. ...