244 Espionage Anecdotes | Discussing the Pentagon Leak Case and the US Intelligence Outsourcing System

This April, US media reported another Pentagon intelligence leak, with the culprit being a 21-year-old soldier in the Air National Guard. This undoubtedly sparked public questioning of whether the US intelligence system has loopholes. From the Watergate scandal of the last century to Snowden's Prism scandal a decade ago, and now the recent uproar, why do US intelligence leaks occur one after another? What is the tradition of intelligence outsourcing in the US? How has open-source intelligence analysis impacted global intelligence mechanisms? Please listen to this episode's insightful sharing by Sha Qingqing.
Original Chinese title & description
244 谍海轶闻|漫谈五角大楼泄密案与美国情报外包体系
今年四月,美媒又爆料一起五角大楼情报泄密事件,而造事者居然是美国国民警卫队空军一名21岁的士兵,这无疑引起了舆论对美国情报系统是否漏洞的质疑。从上世纪的水门事件到十年前斯诺登的棱镜门再到最近的风波,为何美国情报泄露事件层出不穷?美国的情报外包传统是怎么一回事?开源情报分析对全球情报机制产生了什么影响?请听本期节目沙青青的精彩分享。
Participation credit “本期话题成员”:沙青青(微信公众号:13号埋立地)。
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