Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1. Introduction: The Rise of the Joint Intelligence Committee 1
4. 2. Origins of the Joint Intelligence Committee 10
5. 3. World War II and the Role of Intelligence in Strategic Planning 31
6. 4. A Post-War Intelligence Machinery 61
7. 5. Origins of the Soviet Threat 121
8. 6. Sigint Targeting 148
9. 7. The Berlin Blockade 156
10. 8. Chinese Intervention in the Korean War 168
11. 9. Estimating Soviet Capabilities 208
12. 10. Counterinsurgency 224
13. 11. The Suez Crisis 240
14. 12. The Cuban Missile Crisis 251
15. 13. Vietnam 267
16. 14. The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia, 1968 295
17. 15. The Rise of International Terrorism in the Middle East 341
18. 16. Northern Ireland: Direct Rule 352
19. 17. The Falklands War 372
20. 18. Changing Requirements at the End of the Cold War 380
21. 19. War in Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction 389
22. 20. War in Iraq: Aftermath 399
23. 21. The Joint Intelligence Committee and the National Security Council 409
24. 22. The Syrian Civil War 417
25. 23. Through the Looking Glass: Illusions of Openness and the Study of British Intelligence 424
26. Appendix: Chairmen of the Joint Intelligence Committee 436
27. Document Sources 438
28. Bibliography 440
29. Index 445