[Research purpose]As a new type of strategic intelligence acquisition and comprehensive assessment mechanism,the net as-sessment has significantly enhanced the competitiveness of U.S.national security strategy and intelligence products,and has become the intellectual guarantee for U.S.victory in the Cold War.It is of great academic value and practical significance to understand the back-ground of the creation of this mechanism,its transcendence of the traditional mode of intelligence analysis,and its historical impact on the Cold War.[Research method]Based on the framework of bureaucratic politics and organizational behavior,this paper interprets the de-classified archives and the writings of the people involved,and discusses the emergence of the net assessment mechanism and its character-istics.[Research conclusion]Net assessment solves the pitfalls of traditional intelligence analysis by providing top-level access at the or-ganizational level,focusing on long-term and strategic analysis and avoiding a mirrored understanding of the adversary,and emphasizing stimulating medium-and long-term comparative advantages over the enemy.The net assessment mechanism,which properly coordinates short-term intelligence activities with long-term strategic assessments,is a key intellectual innovation for the United States to win the long-term strategic competition with the Soviet Union.
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