National Intelligence Estimate

National Intelligence Estimates are Classified documents prepared for policy-makers.

HISTORY

National Intelligence Estimates were first produced in 1950 by the Office Of National Estimates . This office was superseded in 1973 by National Intelligence Officers . This group of experts became the National Intelligence Council in 1979 . In the early years, the National Intelligence Council reported to the Director Of Central Intelligence in his role as the head of the Intelligence Community . However, in 2005 , the Director of National Intelligence became the head of the Intelligence Community.

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Council on Foreign Relations - October 2002 NIE on "Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs"

New York Times September 24, 2006 Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terror Threat - National Intelligence Estimate "Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States"

''Iraq’s Continuing Program for Weapons of Mass Destruction'' , key judgments from NIE produced in October, 2002.

Iraq National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) - "Prospects for Iraq's Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead" Unclassified Key Judgments - Released on Friday, February 2, 2007.

"Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States" - Declassified version from The Office of the Director of National Intelligence

''The Primary Purpose of National Estimating'' by Harold P. Ford , a wholly theoretical example of what might have been published prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

''A Crucial Estimate Relived'' by Sherman Kent , a reevaluation of a 1962 NIE proclaiming the Soviet Union would not put offensive weapons in Cuba.

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