Intelligence Officer

An intelligence officer is a member of the armed forces, police officer or civilian who specialises in the gathering, fusion and analysis of information and intelligence in order to provide advise to their government or another organisation.

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Armed forces - Police - Fusion - Analysis - Information - Intelligence - Government

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They are in most cases not 'spies' or 'secret agents' as popularly depicted in fiction, but analysts who exploit information gathered by sources (imagery, signals, human etc) in order to develop theories on an adversary's capabilities and intent.

Related Topics:
Spies - Secret agent - Imagery - Signals - Human

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