Intelligence Oversight in Congress: Perilous Times
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By Marvin C. Ott
April 20, 2019
In an ever more complex, interconnected, and dangerous world, the value of high quality intelligence data and analysis for policymakers would seem obvious. The threats to U.S. security are implacable and multifaceted, including cyberattacks, hypersonic weapons, climate change, terrorist networks, and the theft of critical technologies—everything from North Korean nuclear/missile capabilities to Chinese penetration of European digital infrastructure. Understanding the scope and precise nature of these and other threats requires information and insight of a very high order—and some of that will depend on acquiring the secrets of other international actors.
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