ABSTRACT
The chapter begins with a discussion of the various areas of analysis and then identifies the starting point, milestones/steps in the analysis process, and the desired outcomes associated with creating an analytical plan. Although the collection, processing, exploitation, and analysis subtasks of each discipline may differ, the major steps of the overall analytical planning process do not. The Japanese navy's battle history demonstrated the possibility for success of the Pearl Harbor attack plan. Several contemporary pieces of open source information may have contributed to Japanese intelligence's inaccurate assessment of American military status and recuperative abilities. Intelligence staffs use intelligence requirements as a basis for formulating statements of intelligence interest to the intelligence community, justifying tasking of national collection resources, and justifying requests for intelligence capabilities. The chapter discusses the various analytical disciplines and then identified the starting point, milestones/steps in the analysis process, and the desired outcomes associated with creating an analytical plan.
