The Man Who Speaks Softly—and Commands a Big Cyber Army

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IN THE YEARS before he became America's most powerful spy, Paul Nakasone acquired an unusually personal understanding of the country's worst intelligence failures.

Growing up, he was reared on his father Edwin's recollections of December 7, 1941: how Edwin, then age 14, was eating a bowl of cornflakes with Carnation powdered milk when he saw Japanese Zeros racing past the family's screen door on Oahu on their way to attack Pearl Harbor. They were so close that Edwin, who would grow up to become an Army intelligence officer, could see one of the pilots. “I can still remember to this day,” Edwin would recall years later, “that he had his hachimaki—his headband—around, goggles on.”

Decades later, Paul himself experienced another disastrous surprise attack on America at close range: He was working as an intelligence planner inside the Pentagon on the clear September Tuesday when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building. He remembers evacuating about an hour after the attack and looking over his shoulder at the giant column of black smoke rising from the building where he went to work every day.

The Man Who Speaks Softly—and Commands a Big Cyber Army

Meet General Paul Nakasone. He reined in chaos at the NSA and taught the US military how to launch pervasive cyberattacks. And he did it all without you noticing.

www.wired.com

This is an interesting read.

 

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IN THE YEARS before he became America's most powerful spy, Paul Nakasone acquired an unusually personal understanding of the country's worst intelligence failures.

Growing up, he was reared on his father Edwin's recollections of December 7, 1941: how Edwin, then age 14, was eating a bowl of cornflakes with Carnation powdered milk when he saw Japanese Zeros racing past the family's screen door on Oahu on their way to attack Pearl Harbor. They were so close that Edwin, who would grow up to become an Army intelligence officer, could see one of the pilots. “I can still remember to this day,” Edwin would recall years later, “that he had his hachimaki—his headband—around, goggles on.”

Decades later, Paul himself experienced another disastrous surprise attack on America at close range: He was working as an intelligence planner inside the Pentagon on the clear September Tuesday when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building. He remembers evacuating about an hour after the attack and looking over his shoulder at the giant column of black smoke rising from the building where he went to work every day.

The Man Who Speaks Softly—and Commands a Big Cyber Army

Meet General Paul Nakasone. He reined in chaos at the NSA and taught the US military how to launch pervasive cyberattacks. And he did it all without you noticing.

www.wired.com

This is an interesting read.

A great read, thanks for this.

A reminder of why Trump is invaluable as a leader and why some understand this and tune out the "mean words". He hasn't allowed America to be paralyzed by inertia and career politicians who love bureaucracy

He places competent people like Nakasone in positions of authority and lets them make the important, time sensitive decisions required. Trump understands the best defense is a good offense. He will focus on the economy, dealing with trade abusers and selling America both to Americans and the world. He will allow military experts to deal with the threats from other nations in cyberspace and on the ground in a pro-active, aggressive manner.

When you put top heavy politicians in office, they achieve a few things, mainly for themselves. A desire for power and central control is one such goal for poor state leaders. All this does is increase risk of intercepting information by foreign spies, or, having donors and big corporations privy to intel and decision making.

Not only is it a poor method, it decreases effectiveness and morale of those who aren't interested in the politics. Patriotic problem solvers want to win. So do patriotic presidents. Put in place the right people and let them succeed, don't endanger them or your nation.

If only more Americans cared enough to understand these vital issues as this article outlines. Not just the challenges, but the danger of career politicians. I have little doubt that the foreign adversaries of the West are well aware of how to defeat the West: via politicians, self serving media & corporations.

We have allowed so many poor performers, career politicians themselves, to inhabit key positions in government. While guys like the man in this article should be doing vital work, there are low performers doing so.

I watched the impeachment process closely and many of the people being called to testify. I could tell fairly easily which of the government officials were intelligent, discreet, patriotic and strong decision makers and which ones were political fools and a liability to the U.S and all of us.

America should not follow in Canada and Western Europes footsteps. If you do, you will have a central control and abuses of citizens by people who have no business being in the position of authority they are in. It spells doom for our National Securities, both economic and cyber warfare alike.