National Intelligence Council

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Abbreviation	NIC
Formation	1979
Leader	Chairman of the National Intelligence Council

The National Intelligence Council (NIC) was formed in 1979 and is the centre for midterm and long-term strategic thinking within the United States Intelligence Community (IC).

Official narrative

Wikipedia cites the NIC website that:

• It leads the IC's effort to produce National Intelligence Estimates and other documents;
• It supports (and reports to) the Director of National Intelligence;
• It serves as a focal point for policymakers' questions;
• It contributes to the effort to allocate IC resources in response to policy changes; and
• It communicates with experts in academia and the private sector to broaden the IC's perspective.

Leadership

Various chairmen of the National Intelligence Council have had deep political connections such as membership of Le Cercle (Fritz Ermarth) or the 9-11/Commission (Christopher Kojm).

Pandemic warning

In November 2008, the NIC warned world leaders that a global pandemic would hit the planet before 2025 (paper released in cooperation with the Atlantic Council and others ): {{#subobject: |Has superobject=National Intelligence Council |Has objectClass=Quotation |Has author=National Intelligence Council, Atlantic Council|+sep=, |Has text=“Other pathogens – such as the SARS coronavirus or other influenza strains – also have this potential... Outside the US, critical infrastructure degradation and economic loss on a global scale would result as approximately a third of the worldwide population became ill and hundreds of millions died.” |Is about=National Intelligence Council,COVID-19|+sep=, |Has wikipediaPage= |Has location=|+sep=, |Has publicationDate=November 2008 |Sourced from= |Has sourceDetails= |Has sourceTitle= |Has sourceName= |Has sourceURL=https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Newsroom/Reports%20and%20Pubs/2025_Global_Trends_Final_Report.pdf

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“Other pathogens – such as the SARS coronavirus or other influenza strains – also have this potential... Outside the US, critical infrastructure degradation and economic loss on a global scale would result as approximately a third of the worldwide population became ill and hundreds of millions died.”
National Intelligence Council, Atlantic Council (November 2008) 

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