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The response. on the military side, on the aid side, humanitarian side. across the board. that team as it's worked over the last several months has worked on two different tabletop exercises, a full large-scale gaming out of any number of different scenarios. one of those exercises included cabinet secretaries, as well. so just underscores that this has been something they've been preparing for. any different iteration of potential outcomes as been something or at least part of something that seems the u.s. has prepared for over the course of the last several months. even though there's no rea...

I think it has been disruptive and distract to putin and i hope it continues. >> president biden said further russian assault in ukraine remains a severe threat in the days ahead. what will you be watching for specifically director clapper as this unfolds? >> well, what i would look for of course is moving out in eastern ukraine where the part is controlled by the opposition. russian troops will be welcome. they established their foot hold or beach head if you will. i look for a move from belarus towards kyiv and the attempt by the russians to neutralize other significant targets. i think puti...

>> i think i would offer three explanations real quickly. first, the russians in 2014 were a lot more -- we had the little green men. in the case of crimea, they already had 10,000 naval infantry on the crimean peninsula even before they started. the technology has improved as we've seen by these really graphic overhead shots of the russian vehicles lined up stem to stern on these compounds across the border from ukraine. and there is the realization eight years later that we must engage in this information operational warfare competition and intelligence is a crucial tool in doing that. that,...

Not a trivial undertaking. a huge resource, lots of coordination with the ground ukrainians and of course, a direct confrontation with the rus russians. >> director clapper, thank you, sir. appreciate it. >> thanks, don. at least 406 civilians killed or injured after only five days. should vladimir putin be charged with war crimes? you can watch movies through your phone? and y'all got electric cars? yeah. the futurere is crunk! (laughs) anything else you wanna know? is the hype too much? am i ready? i can't tell you everything. but if you want to make history, you gotta call your own shots....

I think what it revolves around is what i call the elusive holy grail for intelligence, which is plans and intentions. and this really boils down to the plans and intentions of one man, putin. and that's always difficult, particularly in his case, since he plays pretty close to the vest and doesn't talk to too many people, best i can tell. that is a challenge for the intelligence community, always has been, particularly when denied countries like russia and china. what is actually on the mind of the leader. >> director clapper, we took notice to russia's response to u.s. diplomatic proposals y...