Which statement best describes the viewpoint the author expresses about intelligence?
Highlight words that convey the author's viewpoint.
The U. S. recognized that the best intelligence was
firsthand intelligence, like that gathered through
decrypted messages. Intercepted messages provided
information that was not colored by the spy who gathered
it. Having no success planting a spy in East Berlin, U. S.
intelligence was at a loss about how to penetrate the
Soviet sector of the city.
- The Dark Game,
Paul Janeczko
O Firsthand intelligence is more effective than
secondhand intelligence.
O It was not necessary to gather firsthand intelligence
from East Berlin.
Firsthand intelligence is intelligence taken from
decrypted, or decoded, messages.
O The US had not been able to plant a spy in East
Berlin to gain intelligence.