Tuesday, February 9, 2016

James Clapper Testimony on Global Threats

 
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, providing an annual assessment of top global threats. He said homegrown attacks by ISIS* pose the most significant threat to Americans at home and the terrorist group would continue plotting against U.S. interests overseas. Director Clapper said North Korea had expanded its Yongbyon uranium enrichment facility and restarted a plutonium reactor that could start recovering spent fuel in weeks or months. Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart also provided testimony. 
 
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. 

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Source: C-Span

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