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. ↩
Local network
Human Intelligence's direct connections. Click any node to navigate, drag to pan, scroll (or pinch) to zoom. + 2‑hop expands the neighborhood one level further.
An interactive diagram of Human Intelligence's connections, drawn on a canvas and explored with a pointer. The same connections are listed as links in the Connected and Mentioned-in sections below.
Legend — how to read this graph
- People
- Organizations
- Programs
- Events
- Concepts
- Places
Larger = more mentions across the vault.
Explicit link (wikilink between entries).
Inferred connection (name co-mention) — toggle with “Inferred”.
Gold ring — a bridge entity linking distant clusters.
Accent ring — your current selection.