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Communications Question

Overview

In about 200 words for each question answer the following:

  1. Describe four types of unattended ground sensor. Research and discuss a real-life case where these types of sensors are used to gather intelligence.
  2. Describe at least five different technical methods that can positively identify an human being.
  3. What is Foreign Material Exploitation and what purpose does it serve? Choose one real-life example of FME and describe that collection operation's purpose, methods, and challenges.
  4. What type of collection activities support medical intelligence?
  5. Discuss 5 different ways that HUMINT collection is dependent on advanced technology. For each, provide a real-life example. You are required to conduct independent research to effectively address this question.

Please use the assigned course readings. To earn points you MUST demonstrate that you've read and comprehended the content of the material linked below!

IN ADDITION, DO NOT USE QUOTES IN ANY OF YOUR ANSWERS

Acoustic and seismic sensors

Unattended ground sensor article: https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/technology/blanketing-ground-sensors

Hydrophone article: http://www.azosensors.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=13

Materials exploitation

https://www.nasic.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1010245/acquire-assess-exploit/

https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/intelligence/2018-01-31/scavenging-intelligence-us-governments-secret-search-foreign-objects-during-cold-war

https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Publications/Article/577571/understanding-the-enemy-the-enduring-value-of-technical-and-forensic-exploitati/

Medical Intelligence

Article about NCMI: https://www.afio.com/publications/CLEMENTE%20Pages%20from%20INTEL_FALLWINTER2013_Vol20_No2.pdf

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941003/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/project-impact-disease-intelligence-cia-traced-epidemics-cold/story?id=71299224

Biometrics

WIRED magazine article: https://www.wired.com/2011/05/csi-bin-laden-commandos-use-thumb-eye-scans-to-track-terrorists/

Military pub on biometrics: https://www.moore.army.mil/infantry/doctrinesupplement/atp3-21.8/PDFs/atp2_22x85.pdf

Marine Corps: https://www.marines.mil/portals/1/MCRP%203-33.1J%20BIOMETRICS%201.pdf

CRS: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11783