Decoding Title 10 vs Title 50: Military Operations & Intelligence

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Who possesses authorities under Title 10 and Title 50 for leading US government operations against external unconventional and cyber threats?

  • The Secretary of Defense (correct)
  • The Director of National Intelligence
  • The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • The President

What do Titles 10 and 50 create in terms of authorities for military and intelligence operations?

  • Mutually exclusive authorities
  • Overlapping authorities
  • Mutually supporting authorities (correct)
  • Competing authorities

According to the article, what are operations conducted under military command and control pursuant to a Secretary of Defense-issued execute order considered as?

  • Covert actions
  • Intelligence activities
  • Military operations (correct)
  • Unconventional warfare

What does the author suggest Congress should do with its oversight structure?

<p>Revise it to reflect our integrated and interconnected world (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was shot and killed by U.S. Navy SEALs in the early hours of May 2, 2011?

<p>Osama Bin Laden (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who clarified during an interview that the operation to kill or capture bin Laden was a 'Title 50' covert operation?

<p>Leon Panetta (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the on-scene commander 'actually in charge of the military operation that went in and got bin Laden'?

<p>Vice Admiral William McRaven (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Leon Panetta describe the bin Laden raid as?

<p>'Title 50' covert operation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What renewed a long-simmering debate within the national security community over 'Title 10' and 'Title 50' authorities?

<p>The clarification by Leon Panetta (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the 'Title 10-Title 50 debate' described as?

<p>A debate with imprecise terms and mystifying pronouncements (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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