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A Senate Intelligence Committee report issued Friday suggests that the global intelligence community, in investigating whether or not Saddam Hussein's government had access to weapons of mass destruction, suffered from a "collective groupthink," which led them to misinterpret "ambiguous evidence." All Things Considered explains the term "groupthink."

Gen. Michael Hayden, President Bush's nominee to head the CIA, is a highly respected military man with extensive intelligence experience. But his past work was more grounded in the signal intelligence of the National Security Agency than the human intelligence he would oversee at the CIA.

A report on the quality of Britain's pre-war intelligence on Iraq has found "serious flaws" and no evidence that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction ready for use. The inquiry also concluded that Prime Minister Tony Blair did not deliberately distort intelligence to justify the invasion of Iraq. Susan Chislett reports.

According to the survey, 26% of students ages 13-17 are using the artificial intelligence bot to help them with their assignments.

Nuking the Moon is a new book that chronicles the history of unusual confidential military projects.

NPR's Daniel Schorr says the intelligence reform bill will not pass muster in Congress until some of its provisions are diluted enough to satisfy the Pentagon.

The report says Russian leader Vladimir Putin authorized a campaign to assist former President Donald Trump and undermine Joe Biden, though it was not on the same scale as Moscow's efforts in 2016.

As several government committees prepare to issue reports on intelligence failures related to Iraq and Sept. 11, calls intensify for a radical overhaul of U.S. intelligence operations. But observers say Pentagon officials are staunchly opposed to reform proposals, most of which would diminish the Defense Department's authority. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.

The U.S. needs friends to fight terrorism, writes former CIA analyst Aki Peritz, and President Trump's actions are making it harder for the intelligence community to do its job.

Juan Zarate, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, talks about intelligence failures in the run-up to the blasts. Zarate is a former deputy national security advisor.