Political Science Quarterly: Winter 2016–17: Why Presidents Sometimes Do Not Use Intelligence Information

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Volume 131 - Number 4 - Winter 2016–17

pp. 779-802

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Why Presidents Sometimes Do Not Use Intelligence Information
Patrick S. Roberts and Robert P. Saldin identify reasons why presidents sometimes do not use intelligence information. They argue that presidents may opt for “opacity” so as not to act on intelligence information that could upset the global strategic balance or their foreign policy interests. They discuss this phenomenon using as a case study the alleged Israeli-South African nuclear test in 1979.

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