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Have you ever wondered how US intelligence always seems to know when an imminent terrorist attack will take place? 🤔 It may seem like something out of a spy movie, but the reality is that the US intelligence community has an intricate system in place to detect and prevent potential threats before they happen.
In this article, we’ll delve into how US intelligence agencies are able to stay one step ahead of terrorists and ensure the safety of the American people. So grab a cup of coffee ☕ and let’s unravel the mystery behind their tactics!
## Understanding the Threat Landscape
Before we dive into the specifics of how US intelligence predicts terrorist attacks, it’s important to have a basic understanding of the threat landscape. Terrorism is a complex and evolving phenomenon that poses a significant risk to national security. Here are some key points to keep in mind:
– Terrorist groups operate in a global network, making it difficult to track their movements and activities.
– Advances in technology have made it easier for terrorists to communicate and coordinate their plans without detection.
– The motivation behind terrorist attacks can range from political ideology to religious extremism, making it challenging to predict their next move.
## The Role of US Intelligence Agencies
US intelligence agencies, such as the CIA, FBI, and NSA, play a crucial role in gathering and analyzing information to identify potential threats to national security. These agencies employ a variety of tactics and technologies to stay ahead of terrorist organizations. Here’s how they do it:
1. **Surveillance and Reconnaissance:** US intelligence agencies use cutting-edge surveillance technology to monitor terrorist activities, track their movements, and gather intelligence on potential threats.
2. **Human Intelligence:** Intelligence agencies also rely on human intelligence sources, such as spies and informants, to infiltrate terrorist networks and gather valuable information.
3. **Cyber Intelligence:** In today’s digital age, cyber intelligence plays a vital role in detecting and preventing terrorist attacks. US agencies monitor online communications, social media, and dark web activities to identify potential threats.
4. **Data Analysis:** Intelligence agencies use sophisticated algorithms and data analysis techniques to sift through massive amounts of information and identify patterns that may indicate an imminent terrorist attack.
## Predictive Analytics and Threat Assessment
One of the key tools that US intelligence agencies use to predict terrorist attacks is predictive analytics. By analyzing trends, patterns, and indicators, intelligence analysts are able to assess the likelihood of an attack taking place. Here’s how it works:
– **Threat Assessment:** Intelligence analysts assess the credibility and severity of potential threats based on a variety of factors, such as the source of the information, the reliability of the intelligence, and the motivations of the terrorist group.
– **Risk Analysis:** Analysts also conduct risk analysis to determine the potential impact of an attack and prioritize their response based on the level of threat.
– **Early Warning Systems:** US intelligence agencies have developed sophisticated early warning systems that are designed to alert officials to potential threats in real-time, allowing them to take swift action to prevent an attack.
## Collaboration and Information Sharing
Another critical aspect of US intelligence operations is collaboration and information sharing. Intelligence agencies work closely with domestic and international partners to exchange information, coordinate efforts, and respond to emerging threats. This collaborative approach allows agencies to pool their resources and expertise to address complex security challenges.
– **Information Sharing:** Intelligence agencies share intelligence with law enforcement agencies, military branches, and partner countries to enhance situational awareness and response capabilities.
– **Task Forces:** Joint task forces are established to address specific threats, such as counterterrorism task forces that focus on disrupting terrorist networks and preventing attacks.
– **International Cooperation:** US intelligence agencies collaborate with foreign intelligence services and international organizations to share information on global threats and coordinate counterterrorism operations.
## Conclusion
In conclusion, US intelligence agencies employ a multifaceted approach to predicting and preventing terrorist attacks. By leveraging advanced technologies, human intelligence, predictive analytics, and collaboration, these agencies are able to stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape and protect the American people from harm.
So the next time you hear about an imminent terrorist attack being thwarted, remember that behind the scenes, US intelligence agencies are working tirelessly to keep us safe. Stay informed, stay vigilant, and trust in the expertise of those who are dedicated to ensuring our national security. 🇺🇸
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The NSA/CIA, etc. is no joke. Remember that 80s song, it feels like somebody’s watching me…., yeah if you flagged they are in-fact watching, listening and infiltrating your networks digitally and in real-life without you having a clue.
They monitor visitations and communications to known terrorists and note an increase in rate that would indicate plans are being made.
maybe us intelligence helped arm those extremists
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack today. Also, the Russian FSB and the U.S. embassy warned of the possibility of imminent terror attacks around two weeks ago, after the FSB thwarted an attack that was planned on a synagogue. FSB found some of the arms/munitions.
Sources and methods. They’re a closely guarded secret, and are almost never fully made public until decades after the fact.
They literally watch all our conversations online, texts, listen to all our phone calls, track our movement, search history and purchases etc.
I’ll echo how powerful and extensive their operations are in terms of monitoring terrorist groups, however I’ll also add that these groups normally aren’t at the same level as a major military power. The NSA and GCHW and the like aren’t magic and their methods are probably more simple than many would assume.
A lot of these groups are ragtag religious fundamentalists discussing their attack plans on normal apps anyone can download. They haven’t got the funds or resources to develop their own bespoke secure comms channels. This likely doesn’t even mean the NSA or the like have “cracked” encrypted communications apps, it’s more likely Occam’s Razor – they have a plant who has managed to be allowed into the “ISIS group chat” and is simply reporting back. That’s _way_ easier and more tried and tested than some super secret encryption busting technology we don’t know about.
That’s why most intelligence work isn’t like a James Bond film with agents scaling buildings with a machine gun and using top secret science fiction gadgets. It’s normally boring long game intel work where an agent works for ages, possibly years, to get trust from an enemy organisation then simply report back what they find out.
Maybe things have come a long way since 9/11 when US intelligence was caught with their pants down.
They know a lot. But if you think they *always* know you I think you have a weird definition of the word “always”.
They don’t _know_ for certain. They had intel that, on balance, meant large gatherings should be avoided at specific dates/times.
Just because they’ve got the gist, doesn’t mean they have any specifics. I bet there’s _loads_ of pre-emptive warnings like this that go out and SFA happens, we’re only going to really hear about the ones that resulted in something 🤷♂️
They gather intelligence.
SIGINT = Signals Intelligence = the digital realm that they monitor ie phones, internet, email, radio chatter etc.
HUMINT = Human Intelligence = the “agents” that the CIA/NSA has relationships with across the globe. These are much more valuable sources in governments and organizations that are in the know. They are either ideologically driven but, more often, get paid money to spy.
When muslims were going from Europe and North American to join ISIS during the 2010s you can be certain the US intelligence community was sending plants to infiltrates the organization.
It’s because they organized it.
They shouldn’t, and can’t, tell us. But the short answer is, lots of people die and kill so we can learn information we don’t have, that we need.
They don’t always know. Republicans have successfully launched over 60 domestic terrorist attacks since 9/11.
>The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said March 7 that it was “monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings” in the Russian capital, “to include concerts,” and urged U.S. citizens to avoid them.
I think US intelligence was flexing on the Russians by releasing this info, letting them know that they’re listening to any and everything that they transmit or say on an electronic device, even in Russia. As far as I understand, American citizens, except for our embassy, have already evacuated Russia. The US embassy already called on Americans to leave well over a year ago. I don’t think this warning was primarily for the good of our citizens in Russia.
The effect of this might be to demoralize the Russians, but it may also cause paranoia. They might realize that they can’t win in a fight against the US, and this would factor in to their decisions, hopefully nudging them against escalating anything.
Informants
How do artillerymen know exactly when an explosion will take place?
Actually that’s a bad analogy, given the FBI’s constant fuckups. How do uneducated terrorists mcguyvering shitty improvised bombs know exactly when an explosion will take place?
They don’t and didn’t this time. US Intelligence gathering is extensive but they never know exactly, what are you even talking about? Do you know what the word exactly means?
for all we know our microwaves are listening to the vibrations in the wall and sending that shit to be analyzed by a billion playstation 5s to see if any of that is a threat.
We joke about it and all but Big Brother really is watching. Even before the internet and AI really took off the feds had ways of tracking and monitoring pretty much anything you could get up to if you were a person of interest.
Every cell phone in the world has a microphone. Every car has a microphone. Most houses have some form of device (SmartTV, Alexa, smart something or another) that has a microphone / camera in it. The NSA can access all of them. It would not surprise me if, at a minimum, every single microphone in the world is getting voice-to-texted 24/7 and then ran through an algorithm, with targetted people (a wide net, getting closer monitoring). They can also access anything you do on a computer, anything you do on your phone, etc (and no, whatsapp is not secure. It’s end to end encrypted…it’s not encrypted when you type the text into your android or iphone which has an internet connection.
Edward Snowden told us all why.
Because they are intelligent.
Signals intelligence and spies
The amount of money the US spends on intelligence is no joke. The NRO gave NASA a satellite more advanced than anything they had because it was just sitting in their shelves, imagine what they are actually using.
Then did they know about the Boston marathon, 9-11, or that RV guy in Nashville?
They don’t always know, but they are operating at an extremely proficient level when it comes to intelligence gathering. Lots of technological and human sources.
Just got done watching the Turning Point: the Bomb and the Cold War on Netflix. They said at one point (in the 80s) the CIA knew of a Korean civilian airliner that had been shot down over the Soviet Union faster than the Koreans did. That was in the 80s. The mind boggles at the capabilities with today’s technology.
March 7th was two weeks ago, more than “a few days,” and not any sign of knowing “exactly when” anything might happen. They issue these warnings pretty broadly for the safety of American citizens who might be in Russia.
If I remember correctly, at the time they said they expected it to happen within the next 48hours of their report. So hard to say they knew EXACTLY when it would happen but then again they tend to know most everything everywhere these days..
So they know when terrorist attacks will happen in Russia but not shootings in our own country? 🤔
US is better than China at knowing all
They seemed to know it to a considerable degree in August 2001 as well, handing President Bush the 8/6/01 President’s Daily Brief entitled “Osama Determined To Strike in US.” Too bad Bush ignored the warning.
Massive surveillance, on one hand. remember Edward Snowden? The NSA isn’t only doing that to look at everyone’s nudes. Occasionally they take a break from the nudes to snoop on suspected terrorists as well. This is how they balance the public opinion against all the nudes-spying they do.
Likewise, we tend to have informants. The US is no stranger to funding, supplying, or negotiating with terrorists. You make some friends doing that. Friends who will talk.
best intelligence offices in the world. intel and logistics win wars baby
If we told you, we’d have to kill you
Magic 8 ball
They monitor global communications. Look for keywords. When they find them they group them and come up with a threat. Kind of like the NSA monitors the US conversations. If they get a group about the same thing they look deeper and find out what’s really going on… It’s pretty scary how they monitor phone calls and look for words. Computers can do things that it would take way too many people to do.
It’s what we pay them for.
Yeah, right. Nice try, terrorist!
The technology has existed, and has been in use, since at least the early ’90s to have computers monitor all phone calls for certain buzzwords.
Thats only a very, very small part of intelligence gathering. Intelligence gathering is complicated to say the least. You gather as much as possible and try to form a picture from it.
Imagine having to gather jigsaw puzzle pieces from all over the world with no idea what what the puzzle will look like, how big it is, how many puzzles you have to assemble, some of the pieces might not fit into anything, none of the pieces are the same size, some pieces dont belong to anything, and some may have been planted just to fuck with you.
So all of this is gathered, organized, then analyzed and someone has to decide what is likely. Get it wrong too often and you develop a reputation like a weatherman, so you issue vague warnings like ‘imminent attacks on large gatherings’ ‘to include concerts’ of course concerts are going to be included, theyre large gatherings, unless the music really sucks. “Imminent” and “large gathering” is by no means an exact time or place.
After the fact its much easier to look back at whats been gathered and say ‘we heard XYZ talking about that’
They are involved in the planning.
They do not “always know” they base their intel on observations from surveillance drones, surveillance teams, spys and communication with international agencies that share intel.
There are also statistics that tell them that on certain days the chances are higher and during certain weather patterns or seasons.
Global communication surveillance. Like every radio, movement is tracked.
Wouldn’t be the first time the CIA teamed up with ISIS to attack Russia. Thank you Jimmy f’ing Carter.
Informants, spies, intercepted communications, inteligence. If you intercept communications is better that your enemy doesn’t know and let some things happen unfortunately like the Enigma machine in WW2.
Always?
You sure about that?