Northern Essex Community College
Module 2 Content
Review all module materials and expectations carefully before beginning your work.
Module Content
Below are the required materials for this module. These readings, resources, and activities will help you understand the key concepts and prepare you for the module assignments.
Required Materials
- Read: The Evolution of Intelligence Collection
- Read: Role of Intelligence During the Cuban Missile Crisis
- Part I Prelude to Crisis – Skim through this section.
- Part II Crisis, October 16-28, 1962
- 70: Intelligence Memorandum
- 78: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Current Intelligence, Current Intelligence Memorandum, “Timing of the Soviet Military Buildup in Cuba,” 22 October 1962
- 90: Central Intelligence Agency Memorandum, “The Crisis, 303 USSR/Cuba,” 25 October 1962 (Excerpt)
- Read: The Office of Strategic Services: America’s First Intelligence Agency
- Watch: The History of the CIA: The OSS and the Birth of American Intelligence
- Module Lecture: CRJ215 Issues in Intelligence Collection Lecture
How to Approach This Content
- Review the materials carefully and take notes as you work through them.
- Focus on the major concepts, examples, or skills connected to the module activities.
- Be prepared to apply what you learned rather than simply summarize the content.
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