Human Intelligence
Human Intelligence (HUMINT) is intelligence gathered through interpersonal contact via foreign agents and case officers, as distinguished from technical collection disciplines such as SIGINT and IMINT.
Human Intelligence (HUMINT) refers to intelligence gathered by means of interpersonal contact, such as through foreign agents and their case officers. It is often considered the "second-oldest profession" in the world of espionage.1
During the mid-1970s, following a series of scandals and increased congressional scrutiny, the CIA under Stansfield Turner reduced its reliance on HUMINT, favoring more "arm's-length" collection techniques like satellite photography and communications intercepts. This shift inadvertently made psychic intelligence, or PSI-INT, seem like an appealing alternative for intelligence gathering.1
Sources
- Schnabel, Jim. Remote Viewers. Dell, 1997. ↩
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