A volatile north Korea, its nuclear weapons and increasingly belligerent tone, pose a serious threat, the United States and east Asian countries, the United States, warned on Tuesday that the director of national intelligence in each year of the world's threat.
In his broad overview, James r. clapper told congress that the dispersion of terror network has been significantly changed in the Middle East and north Africa and the Arab spring "uprisings, at the same time created the American interests in the region face the danger of the peak
From potential attacks, weapons of mass destruction, and in the months of civil war in Syria's intelligence chief provides a sober assessment of the threat. Mixing, the issue uppermost in north Korea, Iran and Syria, the Obama administration and congress on the effectiveness of the weight of sanctions against Pyongyang and Tehran.
Bangzi proved said after a few days, this is north Korea's communist regime sink armistice ended the Korean war in 1953, more than half a century, and always maintain peace on the Korean peninsula. Management played sanctions against north Korea's main foreign exchange Banks and other senior government officials.
, led by the young leader Kim jong-un, north Korea's defiance of the international community last 3 months of CIN, long-range missile test and conduct a third nuclear device.
"These plans show that north Korea committed to the development of long-range missile technology, can constitute a direct threat to the United States, and to the production and marketing of ballistic missile's efforts to improve the broader regional and global security concerns," wei bangzi told the senate intelligence committee.
Although Pyongyang's nuclear programme is designed for deterrence, global reputation and coercive diplomacy, intelligence community has been worked out, which I admit that American don't know what will trigger, prompting north Korea's Kim jong il's regime to take action, in order to maintain.
Pressure during the hearing, clapper, says he is Mr Kim's actions, including the tough talk, as well as the recently invited former basketball star Dennis rodman, is "very concerned".
"Rhetoric, and this is promotion price index, is their attitude, maybe their intentions," he said. "" so, for me, I'm worried about what they might do. Of course, if they choose to launch a provocation for the south. "
Bernanke in testimony to the senate armed services committee, general is responsible for the us strategic command, said he was "satisfied", the existing missile defense systems can resist attack north Korea co., LTD.
Air force general Robert koehler said he believed the country enough to defend Iran from limited attack, "today, although we are the best position to do this."
Intelligent part collegial, still trying to rebuild, intelligence officials and senators complained, in some countries they have refused to manage files and other information is needed between the oversight of trust.
The witness table, join bangzi new the rise of the defense intelligence agency, major general Michael Flynn, director of the federal bureau of investigation director Robert mueller, the cia director John Brennan, Matthew olsen, director of the national counterterrorism center and assistant secretary of state Philip goldberg's intelligence and research.
At one point, senator RON wyden, D - ore, questioned whether bangzi nsa wiretapping or collect data in other ways, for americans in America, the national security agency to monitor overseas telephone and Internet traffic, authorized by the bush administration but after collecting data, tracking in the United States on September 11, "base" organization.
Fuel stop in 2007, the plan, but wonder if the White House may tread on the American civil rights and legal rights, and prevent the name of the terrorists.
"The national security agency to collect any type of data in the millions or tens of millions of americans?" D ask bangzi.
"" no, Sir," replied bangzi.
"This really isn't it?" D the press.
Clapper is rapid, and hesitantly opens his answer. "Intentionally or unintentionally," he said. "There are cases, they may inadvertently perhaps, collection - but not intentionally."
Intelligence chief, said the Syrian President bashar al-assad could not overthrow the uprising against his people, he will increase the possibility of the use of chemical weapons.
"The situation is more and more bad of the assessment system, we found its escalating violence, through conventional means, may be used chemical weapons against the Syrian people," he said. "In addition, groups or individuals in Syria related materials for chemical weapons."
According to the United Nations estimates more than 70000 people were killed in the civil war, since two years ago for Mr Assad's rule. Clapper said that Mr Assad's days, but added that he did not know how many days.
Intelligence chief, said Iran has become entrenched in Syria, it is likely to have some sort of based on the assad regime.
In assessment of Iran, the report said flatly, Tehran developing nuclear capabilities, and to improve its security and influence, "for its ability to develop nuclear weapons." But, the report said that it had decided to stop short.
"We don't know, if Iran will eventually decided to build nuclear weapons," the report said.
Bangzi explained that in the past year, Iran has made progress, efforts to produce weapons-grade uranium. However, the report said Iran "can't transfer to ensure material value and produce weapons-grade uranium weapons, before this activity has been found."
Last week, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, commander James Matisse told congress that sanctions and diplomacy, to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear capability, and can't work normally, and added that Tehran's history, deny and deception.
R - senator Susan Collins, a Maine bangzi asked, if he agreed with Matisse.
"Not really, I think the sanctions against Iran have a significant impact. I want to know, is to influence their decision calculus, and we see signs, but I do agree there, at least at this point, it is - sanctions against Iran has so far failed to cause changes in government policy."
Collins says, the fact that Matisse said, sanctions not only work is correct.
In his assessment, bangzi automatic warning, the influence of the whole budget cuts, a kick in the March 1, they think it will reduce the ability of the intelligence community.
The supreme intelligence chief, said the budget cuts have endanger the safety and security in the United States - will only get worse over time. To reduce scraping around $40 billion, he says, the intelligence budget. He said, about 10
 
 



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