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** [[MATINT]] - Materials Intelligence | ** [[MATINT]] - Materials Intelligence | ||
** [[NUCINT]] - Nuclear Intelligence - gathered from the analysis of radiation | ** [[NUCINT]] - Nuclear Intelligence - gathered from the analysis of radiation | ||
** [[RADINT]] - Radar Intelligence - gathered from radar sources | ** [[RADINT]] - Radar Intelligence - gathered from radar sources. Note that this is often considered to be part of ELINT (q.v.) | ||
** [[RF/EMPINT]] - Radio Frequency/Electromagnetic Pulse Intelligence - gathered from radio frequency and electromagnetic pulse emissions | ** [[RF/EMPINT]] - Radio Frequency/Electromagnetic Pulse Intelligence - gathered from radio frequency and electromagnetic pulse emissions | ||
** Spectroscopic Intelligence | ** Spectroscopic Intelligence | ||
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* [[SIGINT]] - Signals Intelligence - gathered from interception of signals | * [[SIGINT]] - Signals Intelligence - gathered from interception of signals | ||
**[[COMINT]] - Communications Intelligence | **[[COMINT]] - Communications Intelligence | ||
** [[ELINT]] - Electronic Intelligence - gathered from electronic | ** [[ELINT]] - Electronic Intelligence - gathered from non-communications electronic emissions | ||
* [[TECHINT]] - Technical Intelligence - gathered from analysis of weapons and equipment used by the armed forces of foreign nations | * [[TECHINT]] - Technical Intelligence - gathered from analysis of weapons and equipment used by the armed forces of foreign nations | ||
* [[FININT]] - Financial Intelligence - gathered from analysis of monetary transactions | * [[FININT]] - Financial Intelligence - gathered from analysis of monetary transactions | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 15 March 2006
Intelligence Gathering Disciplines
- HUMINT - Human Intelligence - gathered from a person on the ground
- GEOINT - Geospatial Intelligence - gathered from satellite, aerial photography, mapping/terrian data
- IMINT - Imagery Intelligence - gathered from satellite and aerial photography
- MASINT - Measurement and Signature Intelligence
- ACINT - Acoustic Intelligence - gathered from acoustical sources
- CBINT - Chemical and Biological Intelligence - gathered from chemical and biological weapons and hazards
- DEWINT - Directed Energy Weapon Intelligence - gathered from weapon related radio frequency, microwave, electromagnetic pulse, laser, and particle beams
- Effluent/Debris Collection - gathered from atmospheric effluents and debris
- EOINT - Electro-Optical Intelligence - gathered from optical monitoring of the electromagnetic spectrum
- MATINT - Materials Intelligence
- NUCINT - Nuclear Intelligence - gathered from the analysis of radiation
- RADINT - Radar Intelligence - gathered from radar sources. Note that this is often considered to be part of ELINT (q.v.)
- RF/EMPINT - Radio Frequency/Electromagnetic Pulse Intelligence - gathered from radio frequency and electromagnetic pulse emissions
- Spectroscopic Intelligence
- OSINT - Open Source Intelligence - gathered from open sources
- SIGINT - Signals Intelligence - gathered from interception of signals
- TECHINT - Technical Intelligence - gathered from analysis of weapons and equipment used by the armed forces of foreign nations
- FININT - Financial Intelligence - gathered from analysis of monetary transactions