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Yesterday, the Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair unveiled the 2009 National Intelligence Strategy, which is the blueprint that will drive the priorities for the nation’s 16 intelligence agencies over the next 4 years. The National Intelligence Strategy is considered the most important document for the Intelligence Community as it lays out the strategic environment, sets priorities and objectives, and guides current and future decisions on budgets, acquisitions, and operations. In other DNI news, Blair gave a speech yesterday in San Francisco and said that if we had the same security technologies as we did eight years ago, 9/11 could have been prevented.

Here’s what Blair told the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco yesterday: “If we had this system of working back on 9/11, I don’t think the attacks would have occurred. We now know enough about these terrorist organizations that wish us harm that we are stopping them with far less information than was available on 9/11.”

Although he did note that complex and challenging threats to the nation’s security remain. We certainly look forward to hearing more about the National Intelligence Strategy at GEOINT 2009, where the DNI is a keynote speaker.

Tags: Commonwealth Club, Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence, GEOINT 2009, National Intelligence Strategy, ODNI, United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, USGIF