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| − | '''[http://www.bullatomsci.org/issues/1993/a93/a93Teamb.html Team B Strategic Initiatives Panel]''', according to Anne Hessing Cahn's article ''Team B: The Trillion Dollar Experiment'', was "an experiment in competitive threat assessments approved by then-Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] [[George Herbert Walker Bush]]. Teams of 'outside experts' were to take independent looks at the highly classified data used by the intelligence community to assess Soviet strategic forces in the yearly [[National Intelligence | + | '''[http://www.bullatomsci.org/issues/1993/a93/a93Teamb.html Team B Strategic Initiatives Panel]''', according to Anne Hessing Cahn's article ''Team B: The Trillion Dollar Experiment'', was "an experiment in competitive threat assessments approved by then-Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] [[George Herbert Walker Bush]]. Teams of 'outside experts' were to take independent looks at the highly classified data used by the intelligence community to assess Soviet strategic forces in the yearly [[National Intelligence Estimate]]s (NIEs). NIEs are authoritative and are widely circulated within the government. U.S. national security policy on various issues as well as the defense budget are based on their general conclusions. Although NIEs represent the collective judgment of the entire intelligence community, the lead agency is the CIA." |
Actually, Hessing writes, there were three '''B Teams''': "One studied Soviet low-altitude air defense capabilities, one examined Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) accuracy, and one investigated Soviet strategic policy and objectives. But it is the third team, chaired by Harvard professor [[Richard Pipes]], that ultimately received considerable publicity and is commonly referred to as '''Team B'''." | Actually, Hessing writes, there were three '''B Teams''': "One studied Soviet low-altitude air defense capabilities, one examined Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) accuracy, and one investigated Soviet strategic policy and objectives. But it is the third team, chaired by Harvard professor [[Richard Pipes]], that ultimately received considerable publicity and is commonly referred to as '''Team B'''." | ||
Revision as of 06:00, 17 February 2004
Team B Strategic Initiatives Panel, according to Anne Hessing Cahn's article Team B: The Trillion Dollar Experiment, was "an experiment in competitive threat assessments approved by then-Director of the Central Intelligence Agency George Herbert Walker Bush. Teams of 'outside experts' were to take independent looks at the highly classified data used by the intelligence community to assess Soviet strategic forces in the yearly National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs). NIEs are authoritative and are widely circulated within the government. U.S. national security policy on various issues as well as the defense budget are based on their general conclusions. Although NIEs represent the collective judgment of the entire intelligence community, the lead agency is the CIA."
Actually, Hessing writes, there were three B Teams: "One studied Soviet low-altitude air defense capabilities, one examined Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) accuracy, and one investigated Soviet strategic policy and objectives. But it is the third team, chaired by Harvard professor Richard Pipes, that ultimately received considerable publicity and is commonly referred to as Team B."
For full details, read the remainder of Hessing's article (Part I) and scroll down the page for Part II written by John Pradas.
Other SourceWatch Resources
- Andrew Marshall
- Albert Wohlstetter
- Committee on the Present Danger
- Office of Net Assessment
- Office of Special Plans
- President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
External Links
- Tom Barry, A History of Threat Escalation. Remembering Team B, RightWeb Analysis, February 12, 2004.
