|
The process
of creating reliable, accurate foreign intelligence is dynamic and
never ending. The intelligence process or cycle begins with questions
– the answers to which inevitably lead to more questions. So, essentially,
the end of the cycle is the beginning of the next cycle.
Through planning
and direction by both collection and production managers, the process
converts acquired information into intelligence and makes it available
to policymakers, military commanders, and other consumers. Five
steps are involved as shown above.
|
