Basic intelligence
Basic intelligence is fundamental or factual information about a foreign country or issue that is collected and produced in intelligence reports by an intelligence organization.[1] In the U.S. Intelligence Community, the CIA World Factbook is the best known basic intelligence publication. The U.S. Department of Defense uses the term "General Military Intelligence" for military basic intelligence.[2]
NATO definition
Intelligence, derived from any source, that may be used as reference material for planning and as a basis for processing subsequent information or intelligence.[3]
General Military Intelligence definition
The U.S. Department of Defense defines General Military Intelligence as:
- Intelligence concerning the (1) military capabilities of foreign countries or organizations or (2) topics affecting potential US or multinational military operations, relating to the following subj: armed forces capabilities, including order of battle, organization, training, tactics, doctrine, strategy, and other factors bearing on military strength and effectiveness; area and terrain intelligence, including urban areas, coasts and landing beaches, and meteorological, oceanographic, and geological intelligence; transportation in all modes; military materiel production and support industries; military and civilian communications systems; military economics, including foreign military assistance; insurgency and terrorism; militarypolitical-sociological intelligence; location, identification, and description of militaryrelated installations; government control; escape and evasion; and threats and forecasts. (Excludes scientific and technical intelligence.)"
Examples
- CIA World Factbook[1]
- Joint Army Navy Intelligence Studies (JANIS)[1]
- National Intelligence Survey[1]
- Modernized Integrated Database (U.S. DoD General Military Intelligence Database)[2]
- Military Capabilities Study (MCS)[2]
Other types of intelligence
Other types of intelligence analysis include current intelligence, estimative intelligence, scientific and technical intelligence, counterintelligence, biographic intelligence, medical intelligence, domestic intelligence, and economic intelligence.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Central Intelligence Agency. "History of the World Factbook". Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c d U.S. Department of Defense (February 15, 2013). Joint Publication 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (PDF).
- ^ NATO. "NATO Terminoloyg Database". Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- "Basic Intelligence Law and Legal Definition". USLegal.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- Central Intelligence Agency (2010). The CIA World Factbook.
- Clauser, Jerome (October 17, 2008). An Introduction to Intelligence Research and Analysis. ISBN 978-0810861817.