#Drone threat to the US - "We [US] have to think abt whether or not humans will remain in the kill chain bcs some of our adversaries have decided they will not & that the targeting will be done much quicker" House Intel Comm.'s @RepJasonCrow tells #AspenSecurity
Threat to US from drones-"How do we stop those drones before they ever launch?" asks @USSOCOM Commander Gen. Richard Clarke tells #AspenSecurity
"The cost for entry...is very very low" he says, adding there also needs to be discussion of norms for use of drones
"The cost for entry...is very very low" he says, adding there also needs to be discussion of norms for use of drones
#Chemcial-#Biological threat to US significant, even from non-state actors - "It's pretty simple to do" per @USSOCOM's Gen Clarke
Bio-Chem threat from #Russia, use on foreign soil - "We have to be prepared for that eventuality. I don't think we talk about it as much as we should" per @USSOCOM's Gen Clarke
"There are now weapons under development & developed that are designed to target specific ppl" per House Intel Comm's @RepJasonCrow "You can take someones's DNA, their medical profile & design a biological weapon that can kill that person or take them off the battlefield"
Bio/chem weapons designed to kill specific people - "You can't have a discussion abt this without taking abt privacy & the protection of commercial data" per @RepJasonCrow
Another threat - "What can our adversaries do with biological weapons that are directed at our animal agriculture, at our agricultural sector" per Senate Armed Service Comm's @SenJoniErnst
Says even existing diseases could be used for targeting by US adversaries
Says even existing diseases could be used for targeting by US adversaries
US special forces-"A little bit goes a long way" per @USSOCOM's Gen. Clarke
"A small special forces team in a place like #BurkinaFaso can make a huge difference bcs they see they actual manifestation of US presence there & they know it matters"
"A small special forces team in a place like #BurkinaFaso can make a huge difference bcs they see they actual manifestation of US presence there & they know it matters"
US special ops in abt "80 different countries today w/abt 5,000 ppl" per @USSOCOM's Gen Clarke
"It's small teams. They're in #Africa. They're in #Asia. They're in #SouthAmerica providing the foreign internal defense & making 12 special forces individuals look like 3 or 400"
"It's small teams. They're in #Africa. They're in #Asia. They're in #SouthAmerica providing the foreign internal defense & making 12 special forces individuals look like 3 or 400"
Growing concern about how US adversaries are using #cyber to seed the information space, per @USSOCOM's Gen Clarke
"To get out what I would say are false messages, impact on our democratic elections & sowing seeds of misinformation as a primary tool"
"To get out what I would say are false messages, impact on our democratic elections & sowing seeds of misinformation as a primary tool"
"When you think abt what is going on in #Ukraine today & the food that is not getting into #Africa, the message if you look at the internet & the African countries is 'US sanctions against Russia are causing food shortages'"
per @USSOCOM's Gen Clarke
"We're being blamed..."
per @USSOCOM's Gen Clarke
"We're being blamed..."
"We have to look at how we can combat what is on that internet & get the truth out" per @USSOCOM's Gen Clarke
"We have to do that as a government a little bit faster than what we're doing today"
"We have to do that as a government a little bit faster than what we're doing today"
US declassifying intelligence during #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine - "I think it has been amazing" per @USSOCOM's Gen Clarke
"It should make us look at how we do this in the future...We need to look harder at when & how we can call out adversary misbehavior"
"It should make us look at how we do this in the future...We need to look harder at when & how we can call out adversary misbehavior"
US Special Forces - "Door kicking with diplomats"
from #AspenSecurity panel w/@ckubeNBC & @USSOCOM's Gen Clarke
from #AspenSecurity panel w/@ckubeNBC & @USSOCOM's Gen Clarke
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