Foreign adversaries
Coverage of Foreign adversaries in the Nexus archive.
- 5 things to know about Trump’s election claims
President Trump's primetime address highlighted alleged vulnerabilities in the American election system but did not present new information or evidence of past election fraud. The speech referenced newly declassified documents indicating potential future interference from foreign adversaries, particularly China.
- U.S. senators seek to block foreign adversaries from AI technology in new bill
U.S. senators are proposing a new bill to prevent foreign adversaries from accessing AI technology. The legislation aims to restrict the dissemination of advanced artificial intelligence systems to hostile nations or entities.
- Troops’ phones gave away location data to foreign adversaries
Foreign adversaries exploited commercial geolocation data from US military personnel's smartphones to target or surveil troops in the Middle East, according to Pentagon admissions. Despite congressional demands for improved smartphone security, the Department of Defense has not fully disabled geolocation features on issued and personal devices in active war zones.
- Cyber Command, NSA chief warns foreign adversaries likely to target midterms
Cyber Command and NSA chief Army Gen. Joshua Rudd warned lawmakers that foreign adversaries are likely to target the midterm elections. He emphasized the U.S. is prepared to safeguard elections as needed.
- House Republican ‘would not be surprised’ if foreign adversaries to blame for dead, missing US scientists
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) suggested foreign adversaries might be responsible for the deaths and disappearances of nearly a dozen U.S. scientists in recent years, naming China, Russia, and Iran as potential culprits.