integrity. despite assange and his ilk, the cia continues to aggressively collect foreign intelligence overseas. we should note, a senior intelligence official confirmed to nbc news that the more than 8,000 documents posted by wikileaks include authentic material about cia hacking methods. some of it is classified and top secret. for more now, i want to bring in nbc news pentagon correspondent hans nichols and jeremy bash, former senior of staff at the cia and department of defense and a contributor here. thanks for being with us. hans, let me start with you. what are we hearing from administration officials about this claim from assange that the cia has lost control of its arsenal? >> there's very little confirmation, kate. very little denial. you heard that in the cia statement. that seems to be true at the pentagon as well. i think there's a distinction that needs to be made, though. when assange is talking about an arsenal, that implies offense. most of the cyber offensive capabilities are housed a nsa