Quote by Bob Graham

During the Cold War, we gathered information by listening to the Soviets, taking pictures of the Soviets, and we allowed our human intelligence to decline.

During the Cold War, we gathered information by listening to

Summary

This quote suggests that during the Cold War, the focus on technological intelligence-gathering methods such as wiretapping and surveillance impacted the development and reliance on human intelligence. Instead of actively engaging with people and cultivating relationships to attain valuable information, there was a greater emphasis on passive techniques. Consequently, this quote implies that a decline in human intelligence occurred as a consequence of over-reliance on technological methods and potentially hindered the comprehensive understanding of the Soviet Union and the dynamics of the Cold War.

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Intelligence

By Bob Graham

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