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Theresa Hitchens on March 16, 2021 at 2:02 PM
WASHINGTON: A “recently signed” Defense Intelligence Strategy prioritizes countering Russian and Chinese disinformation, including providing more timely information to Combatant Commanders to support their efforts, says Neill Tipton, director for Defense Intelligence, Collection and Special Programs.
Further, he told the House Armed Services subcommittee on intelligence and special operations, DoD and the IC plan to complete an effort to declassify information about adversary information-warfare activities by September in order to bolster the military’s ability to respond.
“Adversary use of disinformation, misinformation and propaganda poses one of today’s greatest challenges to the United States, not just to the Department of Defense,” said Chris Maier, acting assistant defense secretary for special operations and low intensity conflict, at the hearing. “Russia and China, as well as non-state actors, understand
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On 3
rd March, the US issued an ‘Interim National Security Strategic Guidance’ the first formal foreign policy doctrinal statement by the Biden administration. Reading it, one cannot miss its three outstanding and prominent features: one, US policy against China is not likely to showcase any major change, and President Joe Biden may rather continue with the tough stance that his predecessor had taken against the country; two, pivot to Asia will continue as the erosion in deterrence vis-a-vis China in Asia-Pacific is recognised in this document as the greatest emerging threat; three, the US will continue and reinforce its strategic and defence partnership with India.