By dividing intelligence into types, analysts and commanders arrive at a better understanding of the value and accuracy of a given piece of information.
Operations to gather intelligence on the Russian nuclear program are among the most sensitive missions undertaken by the United States, and disputes over exactly what is occurring on Novaya Zemlya have divided intelligence analysts and administration officials in past years.
Dividing intelligence into many discrete abilities is just one approach, said Jonathan Plucker, a cognitive scientist at Indiana University who runs a Web site describing the various attempts to understand human intelligence (www.indiana.edu/intell).edu/intell
Theory Intelligence research (see Hunt 2000, p. 123) divides intelligence into two main levels: one including elementary information-processing actions and one including "more broadly defined capabilities, such as holding and accessing information in short- and long-term memory and, crystallized intelligence (Gc), fluid intelligence (Gf), and visual-spatial reasoning ability (Gv)".
For more specific analyses, these domains are further divided into subcategories: Intelligence is subdivided into crystallized intelligence measuring acquired knowledge and fluid intelligence, which assesses a person's ability to use strategies to apply unfamiliar information to new situations.
The organisation will be divided into conventional intelligence and counter-intelligence units.
The furore echoes the controversy created in the 1990s by The Bell Curve, a book co-authored by the American political scientist Charles Murray, which suggested differences in IQ were genetic and discussed the implications of a racial divide in intelligence.
More importantly, they would only consume enormous amounts of time and energy, and serve to divide and demoralize our intelligence community at a time when Americans need it to be as strong and effective as possible.
It also divides inspection and intelligence gathering, so that the agency cannot be accused of spying for any government.
I spent the majority of my time divided between competitive intelligence research, business plan development, and the quality-assurance (QA) research review team.
