Reducing Uncertainty: Intelligence Analysis and National Security

by Thomas Fingar

Book Overview

The US government spends billions of dollars every year to reduce uncertainty: to monitor and forecast everything from the weather to the spread of disease. In other words, we spend a lot of money to anticipate problems, identify opportunities, and avoid mistakes. A substantial portion of what we spend--over $50 billion a year--goes to the US Intelligence Community.

Reducing Uncertainty describes what Intelligence Community analysts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080477594X
• ISBN13: 9780804775946
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Stanford Security Studies
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"