Intelligence Agencies and the Use of Lethal Force

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Intelligence Agencies and the Use of Lethal Force

In this paper, I examine the notion that covert action should be part of the intelligence mission and that, in some cases, intelligence agencies are better placed to use lethal force for dealing with certain “in-between” or “grey” areas of conflict than the military. I start out by providing a brief...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ford, Shannon
Format:	Conference Paper
Published:	2014
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89638

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