Sharpening Strategic Intelligence by Richard L. Russell HARDBACK 9780521878159

Sharpening Strategic Intelligence\nby Richard L. Russell\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Richard L. Russell\nTitle: Sharpening Strategic Intelligence\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Espionage and secret services\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 2007\nISBN-13: 9780521878159\nISBN-10: 0521878152\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThis book critically examines the weaknesses of U.S. intelligence led by the Central Intelligence Agency in informing presidential decision-making on issues of war and peace. It evaluates the CIA''s strategic intelligence performance during the Cold War and post-Cold War periods as a foundation for examining the root causes of intelligence failures surrounding the September 11th attacks and assessments of Iraq''s weapons of mas.