A Serious Threat

Recently I wrote about two very serious threats to our National security (links at bottom of the page). Both involved sensitive stolen military equipment being sold to our enemies. But from what I have been reading lately, it seems that Chinese espionage has become our biggest counterintelligence problem. In recent years there have been many espionage cases that the FBI traced back to China. This year alone there have been two cases already. Government Officials say it is an intense effort by the Chinese government to steal U.S. Government and industrial secrets. China's espionage success has come from their approach to the spy game. In the days of the old Soviet Union, the Evil Empire relied upon a few highly placed agents to gather intelligence about our Country. The Chinese utilize a large network of Chinese and China-born students, business people, and scientists. I think in layman's terms, the Chinese use a shotgun rather than a rifle to increase the chances that they will hit something. So what can a free and diverse society like ours do to protect itself? I think we need to devote more resources to counterintelligence, perhaps on the same scale as in the Cold War. It is difficult for me to have any faith that our Government can protect our secrets when you can by stolen U.S. military equipment on Ebay.

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