How Long to Read Strategic Intelligence: Windows Into a Secret World

How Long Does it Take to Read Strategic Intelligence: Windows Into a Secret World?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 1 minute to read Strategic Intelligence: Windows Into a Secret World by Loch K. Johnson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The second edition of Johnson and Wirtz's anthology provides a comprehensive set of readings in the field of intelligence studies. The book spans a wide range of topics, from how the United States gathers and interprets information collected around the world to comparisons of the American intelligence system with the secret agencies of other nations. The text addresses a wide range of material including: (1) the meaning of strategic intelligence; (2) methods of intelligence collection; (3) intelligence analysis; (4) the danger of intelligence politicization; (5) relationships between intelligence officers and the policymakers they serve; (6) covert action; (7) counterintelligence; (8) accountability and civil liberties; (9) the implications of the major intelligence failures in 2001 and 2002 regarding, respectively, the terrorist attacks against the United States and the faulty estimates about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; and (10) intelligence as practiced in other nations. New to This Edition * A review of the state of intelligence research literature * An interview with former CIA director Richard Helms * The early development of U.S. satellite surveillance * The role of intelligence leaks in the federal government * Improving relations between the producers and consumers of intelligence * The Senate investigation of the Ames spying scandal in the CIA * NSA warrantless wiretaps * Intelligence mistakes leading up to the 9/11 attack * Intelligence failures in the faulty predictions of WMDs in Iraq * Institutional conflicts that contributed to 9/11 failures * The British intelligence failures regarding WMDs in Iraq

How long is Strategic Intelligence: Windows Into a Secret World?

Strategic Intelligence: Windows Into a Secret World by Loch K. Johnson is 474 pages long, and a total of 120,396 words.

This makes it 160% the length of the average book. It also has 147% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Strategic Intelligence: Windows Into a Secret World Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 57 minutes to read Strategic Intelligence: Windows Into a Secret World aloud.

What Reading Level is Strategic Intelligence: Windows Into a Secret World?

Strategic Intelligence: Windows Into a Secret World is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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