SECURITYTHE CIPHER BRIEF
A Master List of Espionage Targets, Suspected Spies, and Potential Recruits
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is reportedly demanding a master list of foreign espionage targets, suspected spies, and potential recruits to avoid agency conflicts and enhance threat tracking. Critics argue this proposal creates significant security risks, as compiling such a list could expose sensitive information and provide adversaries with critical intelligence, potentially causing catastrophic damage.
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