Today, we are being warned (https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/politics/house-intel-chairman-serious-national-security-threat/index.html and https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcna138848 and https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68296879) about a new Russian capability that is a "serious national security threat" to the United States. Forgive our skepticism, but more dangerous than the thousands of nuclear weapons of Russia's nuclear triad? More dangerous than Russia's chemical and biological weapons programs and capabilities? More dangerous than Russia's demonstrated ability to hack elements of our critical infrastructure? More dangerous than Russia's hypersonic capabilities that have been reported on over the last 24 months? More dangerous than Russia's anti-satellite (ASAT) capabilities?
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