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Reference Doctrine & Open Standards

## The T71 Standard: Core Intelligence & Cognitive Warfare Definitions

  [The Adversary Index (TAI)](https://www.treadstone71.com/tai) Treadstone 71's quarterly strategic intelligence scoring system that quantitatively evaluates nation-state and non-state adversaries across intent, capability, cyber operations, cognitive warfare, and counterintelligence dimensions. 

 [The ASA Evidence Standard (Public Edition 1.2)](https://www.treadstone71.com/asa-evidence-standard) An open intelligence evidence-grading standard (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23137881) that grades source reliability (A to F) and information credibility (1 to 6) without averaging axes, paired with structured deception and endgame confidence scoring. 

 [ASA Measurement of Effect (ASA-MOE)](https://www.treadstone71.com/asa-measurement-of-effect) An open verification standard for auditing information operations and cognitive warfare effectiveness by separating vanity engagement metrics from verified behavioral and decision-making shifts. 

 [STEMPLES Plus Framework](https://www.treadstone71.com/intelligence-briefs/assessing-cyber-capabilities-cyber-criminals) A proprietary Treadstone 71 intelligence framework that deconstructs an adversary's total operating environment across eight core vectors (Social, Technical, Economic, Military, Political, Legislative/Legal, Education, Security) plus vectors chosen for the target country, such as religion, demographics, and psychology read through the Cultural Nexus Framework™. 

 [Reflexive Control & Cognitive Warfare](https://www.treadstone71.com/reflex) A psychological tradecraft method, rooted in Russian and Iranian doctrine, in which an adversary supplies specially prepared information to incline a target toward a predetermined decision that feels independently chosen. 

 [Adaptive Cyber Intelligence Lifecycle](https://www.treadstone71.com/services/adaptive-cyber-intelligence-lifecycle-built-for-disruption-driven-by-foresight) A foresight-driven intelligence lifecycle built for adversary disruption, integrating Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIRs), 66 Structured Analytic Techniques (SATs), and Sherman Kent estimative language with half-open probability intervals.

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