A Plan For a Complete Intelligence Collection Operation against North Korea

North Korea, formally known as the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a relic of the Cold War and the world’s last remaining totalitarian Stalinist dictatorship. Arguably the most secretive state in the world, North Korea poses a unique set of challenges to the world, especially to its democratic and capitalist neighbor, South Korea, formally known as the Republic of Korea (ROK). As one of the last remnants of the Cold War era, North Korea remains an anomaly of the international system due to its unpredictable nature and disregard for international norms. With the recent bombardment of the South Korean Island of Yeongpyong and the sinking of the warship Cheonan, tensions between the two Koreas are at the lowest point since

Intelligence gathering and collection in the United States has significantly increased over time. This paper examines how intelligence reporting and pre-mission planning was crucial to the success of the United Nations involvement at The Battle of Inchon during the Korean War. By examining how intelligence played a role in this battle, you will be able to understand why it is important to gather and collect intelligence prior to every mission executed. Intelligence collection should be the baseline for all military operations. Inchon Landing has an ample amount of actionable intelligence; collected and disseminated appropriately we will discuss how it played a role in a low probability mission accomplishment to the last great amphibious assault in history. This paper provides detailed explanations on why The Battle of Inchon was a success and what could have been the outcome had it gone the other way.

Production of intelligence has change drastically since the Cold War. During the Cold War, the main intelligence gathering methods were mainly organized on the collection side, using SIGINT, IMINT, and HUMINT. Today we face a new enemy, where we must change our typical intelligence gathering methods. As we changed our methods,

DHS nuclear detection and forensic missions are considered the key elements of the U.S government’s wide ranging approach to prevent any attack, also DHS coordinates the U.S government interagency efforts to develop the global nuclear detection architecture [GNDA], it is a framework of detecting through technical an non technical means and analyzing nuclear and radioactive materials that are out of regulatory control. The programs supporting the global nuclear detection architecture create a multi-layered defensive network to detect interdiction radiological and nuclear material out of regulatory control.

Focus was shifted back to the “traditional geographic area of interests.” Around the same time period, United States and Soviet troops withdrew from both Koreas. The Soviet Union left a well-trained North Korean Army, along with aircraft and armor. Conversely, the Republic of Korea’s (South Korea) army was left with little training and light weapons from the United States. Yet, the United States did not completely abandon South Korea. They established a secret intelligence office in the capital that was responsible for collecting information on North Korea and their army. The reports provided by the Korean Liaison Office were used to help develop the CIA’s analytic reports. The analytic reports claimed that North Korea was a puppet to the Soviet regime and that the Soviet Union was the “controlling hand behind all North Korean political and military planning.” The reports established a theme that North Korea was controlled by the Soviet Union and would not attack without their assistance, essentially following the Soviet Union’s military precept of centralized control and centralized execution. With agreement from both China and the Soviet Union, North Korean started building up troops and equipment near the 38th parallel. Yet, the United States discounted the information due to the preconceived notion that North Korea was incapable of

In the 1950’s and the 1960’s North Korea came forth as a Nuclear Power (5). With the help from the Soviet Union, North Korea was able to develop nuclear research. Eventually, October 9, 2006, North Korea broadcasted that the government directed a nuclear test (6). The United States analyzed the situation and authorities were able to verify that the underground explosion was nuclear. The United States, along with a few other countries, ordered a United Nations Security Council meeting. Together they coordinated an international

The international community today is witnessing an increasing spread in weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles. Especially, the nuclear threat of the ambiguous North Koreans, which have the capabilities of striking South Korea, Japan, and the Continental United States.

Kim Jong Un tells his people every day that the US wants to destroy them and their country. On September 20, 2017, President Donald Trump, brought Kim Jong Un’s rhetoric to reality when in his maiden address to the United Nations he announced the United States would “destroy North Korea”(Washington Post). That was exactly what Kim Jong Un needed to hear, and the sound bite from this speech will surely be used over and over on North Korea’s state television channel. Since the end of the Korean War in 1953, the country has told its people that the United States was an Imperialist wanting to take over their country and that nuclear weapons were essential for protection from the evil Americans. Keep in mind the people of

Looking at an image of the Western hemisphere, you’ll see a black space to the East of China, inbetween Russia and South Korea. The absence of light is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly referred to as North Korea. The darkness is symbolic of the limited knowledge we have about the country. For the last seven decades, the DPRK has struggled in isolation; its allies can be counted on one hand. The regime The control of information and people is impeccable under the dynastic rule of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and now Kim Jong Un. The immense propaganda that is released in North Korea about the “wonderful leader” Kim Jong Un and fake broadcasts of American threats are all essential to the powerful grip the government has

Intelligence Community is responsible for gathering and analyzing information on foreign nuclear weapons programs, as well as on efforts by terrorist organizations to develop, steal or buy nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. As noted, nonproliferation of nuclear weapons is one of the government’s most important and difficult national security objectives. Monitoring Iranian, Pakistani, Israeli, Indian, and Chinese nuclear weapons programs, as well as the nuclear energy industries of other countries, is a full-time task. The imperative of providing timely warnings of developing threats involving weapons of mass destruction, however, is paramount, and many agencies within the intelligence community contribute to this

This is the job of Multidisciplinary Counterintelligence (MDCI). How does the government know that lines are secure from signals intelligence of foreign adversaries? One of the main tasks of MDCI is the “communication line” of the

The American association for the advancement of science (AAAS) is an international organization dedicated in advancing science for the use of the people. This organization is nonprofit and is the largest multidisciplinary scientific society in the world. The report chosen for this set assignment is on the North Korea’s system of lawless imprisonment.

The purpose of this paper is to establish an intelligence collection plan which will be used by North Korea during a 15 day “non-lethal show of force” exercise against the United States. Developing a collection plan from the North Korean’s point of view will present a few challenges as the North Koreans likely believe their intelligence capabilities are second to none; and far superior than either the United States or the South can ever imagine.

Since the end of the Korean War, the United States has enacted policies to isolate and undermine the Kim Dynasty in North Korea. A key development took place in the past several decades where North Korea broke away from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to develop their own nuclear weapons and while lacking launch capabilities, they have been successful in their development. During this process, the United States took active policies to deter the North Koreans in pursuit of their goals. It is easy to assume that the United States took this stance in order to maintain a military edge in the region. But under closer examination, this neo-realist perspective does not explain why the United States pursued this policy. In reality, North Korea

Intelligence is one of the first lines of defense used by the United States to protect the Country against both foreign and domestic threats (Johnson, 2010). There are many ways and methods of intelligence collections employed by the intelligence community such as “spies, eavesdropping, technical sources, and openly available materials” etc (Clark, 2013). Method used also depends on many factors such as available resources, time, agency involved, and intelligence collection source. U.S Intelligence agencies use different collection and analytical method that suit their collection function, structure and pro¬cess. For example, DNI/OSC relies on open source (OSINT), CIA uses human intelligence (HUMINT) tactic, DIA uses measurements and signatures intelligence (MASINT), NSA employs signals intelligence (SIGINT), and NGA utilizes imagery intelligence (IMINT) techniques for their intelligence collections (Clark, 2013).