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Various Resources on Intelligence and Security

04.24.07 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

Some notable new or newly-acquired publications include these (all pdf):

“Physical Security Program,” Department of Defense Regulation 5200.08-R, April 9, 2007.

“National Defense Intelligence College,” Department of Defense Instruction 3305.01, December 22, 2006.

“Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: Preliminary Observations on DOD’s Approach to Managing Requirements for New Systems, Existing Assets, and Systems Development,” U.S. Government Accountability Office testimony [GAO-07-596T], April 19, 2007.

“Bioterrorism and Biocrimes: The Illicit Use of Biological Agents Since 1900” by W. Seth Carus, August 1998 (rev. February 2001).

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