Moscow attack: 'Duty to warn' guided US advance warning of the Moscow attack. Adversaries don't always listen
The U.S. has shared intelligence warnings to Russia, including the recent attack at a concert hall in Moscow, under the "duty to warn" tenet of the U.S. intelligence community. This duty is aimed at sharing knowledge of a dire threat if conditions allow, whether it's allies, adversaries, or somewhere in between. There's little sign that Russia acted to head off Friday's attack, which killed more than 130 people.