Which is intelligence and technical information derived from collecting and processing intercepted foreign communications passed by radio, wire, or other electromagnetic means?

Which is intelligence and technical information derived from collecting and processing intercepted foreign communications passed by radio, wire, or other electromagnetic means?

• A. HUMINT - human intelligence
• B. FISINT - foreign instrumentation signals intelligence
• C. SIGINT - signals intelligence
• D. COMINT - communications intelligence

Answer: (D)

COMINT, or communications intelligence, is the form of intelligence derived from intercepting and processing foreign communications—voice or data—transmitted over radio, wire, or other electromagnetic channels. This makes it a subset of SIGINT, which covers all signals intelligence. The description in the question emphasizes the actual messages and their content, not the instrument signals or telemetry, so COMINT is the right label. FISINT handles foreign instrumentation signals and telemetry, not human or machine communications, and HUMINT relies on human sources. So the best answer is COMINT because it specifically targets intercepted communications carried by electromagnetic means.

COMINT, or communications intelligence, is the form of intelligence derived from intercepting and processing foreign communications—voice or data—transmitted over radio, wire, or other electromagnetic channels. This makes it a subset of SIGINT, which covers all signals intelligence. The description in the question emphasizes the actual messages and their content, not the instrument signals or telemetry, so COMINT is the right label. FISINT handles foreign instrumentation signals and telemetry, not human or machine communications, and HUMINT relies on human sources. So the best answer is COMINT because it specifically targets intercepted communications carried by electromagnetic means.