Sposoby pozyskiwania informacji przez siły brytyjskie w trakcie konfliktu zbrojnego w Irlandii Północnej
METHODS OF INFORMATION COLLECTION BY THE BRITISH FORCES DURING THE ARMED CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Summary/Abstract: The involvement in the internal armed conflict in Northern Ireland forced the civilian and military intelligence services of the United Kingdom to develop new organizational solutions and methods of operation. A special role in intelligence and reconnaissance actions, conducted as part of the anti-terrorist operation in Ulster (officially carried out almost until the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century) was played by specialized military formations. The British military engagement in Northern Ireland proved the importance for the process of collecting information of undertakings carried out at the tactical level by different subunits and units of regular front-line troops. The variety of intelligence and reconnaissance methods and the scale of engagement did not contribute to the achievement of objectives adequate to the needs and goals. The British were defeated in the information battle against the structures of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), because it required the cooperation and collaboration with the Catholic community that unconditionally and with great determination supported the armed efforts of the IRA.

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