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The US intelligence community has come increasingly to rely upon sophisticated technology to assess Soviet nuclear capabilities. However the interpretation of data by the different branches of the ...intelligence community often leads, in the view of critics, to conflicting information being fed to policy makers. This inter-service rivalry, plus the fear that intelligence will become less reliable as weaponry becomes more sophisticated forms the focus for this programme.
The US intelligence community has come increasingly to rely upon sophisticated technology to assess Soviet nuclear capabilities. However the interpretation of data by the different branches of the ...intelligence community often leads, in the view of critics, to conflicting information being fed to policy makers. This inter-service rivalry, plus the fear that intelligence will become less reliable as weaponry becomes more sophisticated forms the focus for this programme.
| Module code and title: | U235, "Nuclear weapons: inquiry, analysis and debate" |
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| Item code: | U235; 08 |
| First transmission date: | 28-06-1986 |
| Published: | 1986 |
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| Restrictions on use: | |
| Duration: | 00:24:29 |
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| Producer: | Roger Penfound |
| Presenter: | Anthony G. McGrew |
| Contributors: | William Colby; Allan Goodman; John Holdren; Kosta Tsipis; James Schlesinger; Henry Kissinger |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | CIA; DIA; Intelligence; NSA; Verification |
| Master spool number: | HOU5408 |
| Production number: | FOUP263T |
| Videofinder number: | 1341 |
| Available to public: | no |
