Eyeball to Eyeball
Blinking and Winking, Spyplanes and Secrets
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4444278 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Len Scott (Aberystwyth University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 344-366 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-1178 • E-ISSN: 1741-2862 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0047117812451968 |
| OpenAlex | W2013215645 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The role of American intelligence in the Cuban missile crisis is crucial to understand perceptions and judgements of key actors in October 1962. Dino Brugioni's Eyeball to Eyeball provides a detailed 'insider's' account that combines memoir and history. It focuses on the role of aerial intelligence, which was vital to how the crisis was managed in Washington. Brugioni's account also provides a representation of events that explores both military/operational aspects and political decision-making in Washington, most importantly that of President John F. Kennedy. Brugioni argues that it was a victory for Kennedy and for America. Twenty years of scholarship and revelation has challenged this conclusion, which this article examines. Likewise, the idea that the crisis marked a notable success for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is revisited in the light of new information and assessments
Agency (philosophy) · Art · Insider · Literature · Memoir · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics) · Revelation · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Victory · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |