There are complaints galore over the federal response to Hurricane Katrina. As far as Adm. Timothy Keating is concerned the problem with US Northern Command’s efforts was that natural disaster response is not the command’s primary mission. Nonetheless, he told reporters that NORTHCOM “responded well,” but the command has “lessons to learn” and will “study them hard.” As far as past exercises for hurricanes, Keating blamed not having “sufficient fidelity” in simulating a situation in which civil first responders and communications are wiped out. Let’s see if this helps: Exercise planners, please write up an exercise in which ….
DNI: Cyber Is The Common Weapon Among Top Adversaries
April 17, 2021
The top four U.S. adversaries—China, Russia, Iran and North Korea—are improving their military capabilities but relying increasingly on cyber means to challenge the U.S. and blunt its influence around the world, the intelligence community's annual threat assessment says. The report comes amid military tensions with both China and Russia.