CIA’s kent school: Improving training for new analysts

International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 609-637

  Marrin, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 33645321974     PISSN: 08850607     EISSN: 15210561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/716100469     Document Type: Article

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