The Next War : Indications Intelligence in the Early Cold War.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sayle, Timothy A., author.

Series:

Beyond Boundaries Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cold War.

Intelligence service--Canada.

Intelligence service.

Intelligence service--United States.

Intelligence service--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Calgary : University of Calgary Press, 2025.

Summary:

"The Next War draws on recently declassified documents to reveal the hidden history of allied intelligence networks during the early Cold War. The threat of nuclear conflict loomed menacingly over the world during the Cold War. Early warning of an attack was a crucial focus for military and political intelligence. Intelligence networks in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom came together, forming a tripartite intelligence relationship dedicated to indications that the Cold War would turn hot. The Next War is the first full account of the development of the allied indications network. Timothy Andrews Sayle dives deeply into recently declassified documents to explore this previously hidden history. He traces the decisions and choices made by intelligence organizations in Canada, United States, and United Kingdom to coordinate their assessments despite different, sometimes conflicting, national agendas, ideological positions, and levels of trust. From early appreciations of the possibility of war with the Soviet Union to a formal agreement and communications network designed to link the intelligence establishments of Ottawa, London, and Washington, the tripartite intelligence relationship of the allied indications network established the basis for the close cooperation that continues to this day. The Next War widens our understanding of Cold War intelligence history through exemplary scholarship and extensive foraging within the documentary record. With its descriptions of the evolution of national indications intelligence structures and the diplomacy and debates between allied capitals this book explains Canada's prominent role alongside its intelligence partners."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title Page

Series Page

Full Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acronyms

Acknowledgements

Introduction | The War of 196?

PART 1 | Imminence of War, 1944-1954

1 | A Third World War in the Making?

2 | Agreed Intelligence

3 | The Most Important Question

PART 2 | Indications of War, 1954-1966

4 | The Origins of IndicationsIntelligence

5 | The Tripartite Intelligence Alerts Agreement

6 | The Alerts Agreement in Action

Conclusion | A Semi-Dormant but Continuing Agreement

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-77385-626-X

1-77385-624-3

OCLC:

1493573340