The title of the piece implies that it will discuss "intelligence analysis and asymetric warfare" - yet the operational example (India's nuclear test) is of analysis failing in a very conventional Cold-War type collection and analytic task.
Quote Originally Posted by JeffC
.....The seemingly impossible problems plaguing the Intelligence Community, such as Mirror-imaging, may be solved with the same application of insight and awareness....
Mirror imaging is a common analytic failing of new and poorly trained analysts. However, to categorize it as a "seemingly impossible problem" is a gross exaggeration. Overall, the piece demonstrates a fundamental lack of knowledge about the community whose problems it presumes to address.

Solution to such problems are not "seemingly impossible"; they are simple. Hire good people, train and mentor them well, ensure that they have regular opportunities to travel within their areas of focus (for those who aren't already regionally-based) and have in place a functional professional-development program that ensures they keep up with emerging technology and methodology within the field.