defense. they said this, director clapper had not yet been briefed on the arrest in the united kingdom at the time of this interview taping. his spokeswoman said the dni was working throughout the day on important intelligence matters including military and political developments on the korean peninsula. providing answers to questions concerning the ratification of the s.t.a.r.t. nuclear treaty and other classified issues. okay. clapper was busy. on monday. there's a lot going on in the world, no question, and he didn't get briefed. period. but why not? they say this. he wasn't immediately briefed on london, clapper's spokeswoman said, because it didn't appear to have a homeland nexus and there was no immediate action by the dni. homeland nexus. that sounds kind of jargony. we weren't sure what that meant. are they trying to say the suspected plot posed no risk to americans? nevertheless, he should have been briefed on the arrest and steps should have been taken to ensure that he is in the future. the intelligence community as a whole was fully aware of this