[ワシントン ８日 ロイター] – CIA Director Byrnes told a Senate hearing on Wednesday that the CIA’s future will be defined by the ongoing US-China technology race.
U.S. intelligence agencies released the report today in conjunction with the Senate Intelligence Committee’s annual hearing on global threats to U.S. security. The report said China is using cyber technology to spy on Americans and steal intellectual property, making China the biggest national security threat facing the United States. bottom.
“The technological revolution is not only the main arena in our competition with China, but also a major factor in determining our future as an intelligence agency,” Burns said at the hearing.
Among the hearings were the heads of the U.S. intelligence community, including Director of National Security Agency (NSA) Nakasone, Director of National Intelligence Haines, the top intelligence agency, Director of Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Berrier, and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Wray. attended. He pointed out that China poses various threats to the United States, such as using hackers.
A report compiled by the intelligence community said that if China feared a major conflict with the United States was imminent, it would “almost certainly be aggressive once morest critical infrastructure on the U.S. mainland as well as U.S. military assets around the world.” We will consider launching a cyber operation.” “Such attacks are designed to deter U.S. military action by inducing public panic and impeding decision-making.”
He also said China was “almost certainly” capable of launching cyberattacks that might cripple critical infrastructure such as oil and gas pipelines and railroad networks.
NSA Director General Nakasone pointed out that China’s cyberattacks are becoming more risk-taking and more aggressive. “It’s a worrying move for the United States,” he said.