ABSTRACT
The 11 September 2001 terrorist assault on the United States highlighted the absolute centrality of intelligence in the nation’s defense. National security specialists have been in general agreement for several years that the greatest postwar security threat would come from terrorist networks utilizing powerful conventional explosives and ‘weapons of mass destruction’ (chemical, biological, and nuclear). General agreement has developed that the first line of defense against such threats lies in the formation of effective relationships with foreign intelligence and domestic counterintelligence agencies.
