Evidence limitation
Threat intelligence is not target authority
Direct limitation
It does not itself establish legal target status, self-defense, consent, jurisdiction, proportionality, or permission for a private or state operation.
Artifact or claim that may be supported
Threat intelligence can attribute infrastructure, capability, behavior, and confidence to a suspected actor.
What the evidence does not establish
It does not itself establish legal target status, self-defense, consent, jurisdiction, proportionality, or permission for a private or state operation.
Additional evidence required
An accurate technical finding can still support an unlawful or misdirected action when decision authority and legal basis are missing.
Mitigation
Bind intelligence to legal review, competent approval, effect limits, third-party analysis, deconfliction, abort criteria, and post-action evidence.
Supporting sources
No public source record is assigned; the claim remains bounded by project doctrine, a governed report, or an explicitly unresolved evidence requirement.