{"id":42462,"date":"2019-05-12T20:07:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T20:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/12\/arm-yourself-to-ask-better-questions-about-intelligence-at-the-new-international-spy-museum\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:16:36","slug":"arm-yourself-to-ask-better-questions-about-intelligence-at-the-new-international-spy-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2019\/05\/12\/arm-yourself-to-ask-better-questions-about-intelligence-at-the-new-international-spy-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Arm yourself at the new International Spy Museum to ask better questions about intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. military is beefing up its presence in the U.S. Central Command region in reaction to what the Pentagon calls \u201cindications of heightened Iranian readiness<\/a> to conduct offensive operations against U.S. forces and our interests.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as with the run-up to Operation Iraqi Freedom, decisions to send the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln<\/a>, the amphibious docking ship Arlington, B-52H bombers<\/a> and a Patriot missile battery to the region raises questions about whether the intelligence behind the moves is valid and accurately interpreted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specific answers to those questions won\u2019t be found in the new International Spy Museum, but those who visit the 140,000 square foot historical repository at 700 L\u2019Enfant Plaza that opened Sunday will be better armed to ask informed questions, said Christopher P. Costa<\/a>, its executive director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA more informed public is going to be armed to ask better questions,\u201d Costa said in an interview with Military Times during the gala ribbon cutting reception Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\t