The US Intelligence Community

This is the definitive survey of the US intelligence community, now fully updated with new material. The role of intelligence in the US government operations has changed dramatically and is now more critical than ever in terms of domestic security and foreign policy. This authoritative and highly researched book provides a detailed overview of America's vast intelligence empire - its history, its organizations, its operations (from spies on the ground to satellites thousands of miles in space), and its management structure. Relying on a multitude of sources, including hundreds of official documents, author Jeffrey Richelson provides an up-to-date picture of the US community that will provide support to policymakers and military operations into the next century. Fully revised throughout, the fifth edition of this definitive text includes new material on homeland security intelligence, POW and detainee interrogation, and national intelligence organizations.