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During a crisis, officials sometimes publish or describe intelligence about an adversary’s plans or capabilities before any military action is taken. What are they hoping to achieve by making that information public?
Deterrence, persuasion, or something else?
A public disclosure might be intended to warn another government, build support among allies, or explain a decision to voters. But intelligence can be incomplete, and revealing it may expose sources or make later claims harder to assess. How should the public weigh public intelligence when it is released during a rapidly changing confrontation?
