CIA's Former Head of Science and Tech: In New Space Race, U.S. is Falling Behind

Intelligence Matters

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🗓️ 11 December 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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In this week's episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Glenn Gaffney, current Executive Vice President of strategic intelligence investor In-Q-Tel and former head of the CIA's Science and Technology Directorate. Morell and Gaffney discuss space as an area of strategic, scientific, intelligence and military competition with Russia and China, and assess the United States' current positioning. They also review existing and future cyber threats to the U.S., which Gaffney explains are expanding and evolving with alarming rapidity.

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0:07.4	Hi, I'm Lindsay Graham, the host of Wondries Podcast American Scandal.
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0:27.9	This is the Intelligence Matters Podcast with former acting director of the CIA, Michael
0:32.8	Morel, sponsored by Raytheon.
0:37.1	Space is a critical domain for us.
0:39.0	It can be used for observation of the planet, both for scientific reasons and for intelligence
0:44.1	reasons.
0:45.1	The weaponization of space is a very serious threat.
0:48.4	I think it's primarily from China, but it's also the Russians in that area.
0:54.8	China and Russia have continued to build and to invest in their capabilities in this area
1:00.4	as well as other areas.
1:02.3	And in many ways, the US has some catch-up to do.
1:08.1	The position that I can tell sits in this unique spot after being here for 20 years is
1:13.6	actually seeing different technologies and the global competition that is going on and
1:18.6	looking at what are the market factors that are forcing it and adjusting it, what will
1:22.4	that mean?
1:25.6	How do you think about this competition between China and the United States for these critical
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