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Almost every nation, developed or not, has some kind of spy program. It's a basic requirement for national defense.
by president 7y ago
Almost every nation, developed or not, has some kind of spy program. It's a basic requirement for national defense.
- badrequest 7y agoAlmost no other nations have as much to spend as much on it as we do.
- president 7y agoSpend is irrelevant. Intent is key. By the way, China and Russia have shown their (immense) capacity in spying. Given their human rights track record and intent to slowly undercut the US and rest of the Democratic world, don't you think that the US needs adequate funding in counter-intelligence? EDIT: Since people don't seem to believe me, just look at this [1] NPR article from this morning, which quotes: "The Chinese, are our No. 1 intelligence threat." [1] https://www.npr.org/2019/09/19/761962531/people-are-looking-at-your-linkedin-profile-they-might-be-chinese-spies https://www.npr.org/2019/09/19/761962531/people-are-looking-...
- Scarblac 7y agoYes, and the US then takes it way way beyond that, just like everything military they do.
- president 7y agoIf you think the US "takes it way way beyond that", then you need to do some serious homework on China and Russia. EDIT: Since people don't seem to believe me. Just look at this [1] NPR article from this morning, which quotes: "The Chinese, are our No. 1 intelligence threat." [1] https://www.npr.org/2019/09/19/761962531/people-are-looking-at-your-linkedin-profile-they-might-be-chinese-spies https://www.npr.org/2019/09/19/761962531/people-are-looking-...
- Scarblac 7y agoNo, whatever China and Russia do doesn't change the fact that the US goes way further than "a basic requirement for national defense."
- president 7y agoYou don't win wars by fulfilling only the "basic requirements". I would agree with you if there was more stability and harmony between nations but that is not the reality today.