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Chapter 12
Military Intelligence
By “intelligence” we mean every sort of information about the enemy and
his country—the basis, in short, of our own plans and operations.
Clausewitz
On War, 1832
e war we are ghting today against terrorism is a multifaceted ght.
We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war—diplomacy,
nance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power—
and we are developing new tools as we go along.
Richard Armitage
Chapter Objectives
1. Describe the purpose and function of military intelligence, and
explain how this diers from civilian intelligence.
2. Understand the history of military intelligence, and describe how it
has provided “decision advantage” in wars and conicts involving
the U