Communications Intelligence
A subset of SIGINT obtained by intercepting communications between people: voice, text and data exchanges.
Used to monitor foreign government, military and criminal communications.
Britain's Bletchley Park decrypted German Enigma communications in WWII, shortening the war by an estimated two years.
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RoadmapIntelligence gathered through interpersonal contact with human sources: interviews, debriefings, informants and elicitation.
Intelligence derived from the interception of electronic signals and communications between people, machines or systems.
Intelligence concerning foreign technological developments, weapons and equipment capabilities.
Intelligence collected from non-communications electronic emissions such as radar, beacons and weapons systems.
Unverified information circulating informally — rumors, gossip and unofficial chatter.
Intelligence from intercepted electromagnetic emissions of foreign weapons systems — telemetry, beacons and video links.