Western intelligence and the collapse of the Soviet Union, 1980-1990
About this book
"When the worst terrorist atrocity in American history occurred on September 11, 2001, the intelligence agencies of the United States and most of the western world were taken by surprise. Ten years earlier, in 1991, those same organizations were surprised when the Soviet Empire collapsed. In both cases the intelligence establishment has invested enormous resources, compiled information, wrote detailed analytical papers and yet failed to provide an early warming of the impending Soviet collapse as well as the coming terrorist attack." "This book sets out to explain why western intelligence agencies failed to diagnose the Soviet Union's terminal condition, despite the many obvious symptoms, and worse, why they failed to convey what they did know to the political echelon."--Jacket.
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· 338 pages · ≈ 6 h 16 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Western intelligence and the collapse of the Soviet Union, 1980-1990?
About ≈ 6 h 16 m — 338 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Western intelligence and the collapse of the Soviet Union, 1980-1990?
338 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Western intelligence and the collapse of the Soviet Union, 1980-1990?
It sits on the True Crime, History shelves.
Is Western intelligence and the collapse of the Soviet Union, 1980-1990 in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Western intelligence and the collapse of the Soviet Union, 1980-1990?
David Arbel.