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> history shows much greater returns from HUMINT. except that signals intelligence won the battle of the north atlantic and the battle of the pacific and secur
by munin 13y ago
> history shows much greater returns from HUMINT.
except that signals intelligence won the battle of the north atlantic and the battle of the pacific and secured an allied victory over the axis powers in the second world war.
- CWuestefeld 13y agoObviously you're right about WWII. However, it's my understanding that from the Cold War on, the story has been quite different.
- CWuestefeld 13y agoBut how much of that was due to HUMINT? The German plugboard-equipped Enigma became the Third Reich's principal crypto-system. It was reconstructed by the Polish General Staff's Cipher Bureau in December 1932—with the aid of French-supplied intelligence material that had been obtained from a German spy. [1] I guess we could go on and on over which was thus more important. But it must be acknowledged that, at least, HUMINT is extremely important, and can't be discounted. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptanalysis_of_the_Enigma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptanalysis_of_the_Enigma