In today's Wall Street Journal, Damian Paletta says James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, says China was behind the OPM hack and that deterrence of these kinds of action are partially at fault.
Deterrence strategy falls to the National Security Council which seems to have done next to nothing to prevent the Chinese from continuing to go faster at their collection of information from both US Industries and government offices. That reluctance has cost us more than we know. We can't allow the Chinese to do what they want while we try to keep their support for a dubious deal with Iran on nuclear weapons. That deal is falling apart as we speak, so if they were relying on China's help, they are wasting what breath they have left.
Deterrence is nonexistent. While China sucks our industries dry of trade secrets, plans, strategies and teaming arrangements, they continue to plow ahead with their economic growth. That strategy is working very well for them, and not so well for us. Do we really need Chinese support so much that we want to sell our own companies out to get it?
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