The R&D Future of Intelligence

摘要

The United States has long depended on its capability to develop and use technology for collecting and analyzing intelligence in order to protect national security. Indeed, the intelligence community has a remarkable record in R&D. Among its achievements, it has pioneered digital computers; a host of advanced aircraft, such as the high-altitude U-2 and its Mach 3 successor, the A-12; some of the earliest satellites; electro-optical sensors and the processing systems to support them; and, more recently, robotics. But is U.S. intelligence prepared to use technology effectively in the future? The short answer is, "yes, but." The intelligence community faces two challenges.