will see, i think, added security and you will probably also see the physical security at bridges and tunnels and a greater law enforcement presence at these sites, as well. how would you assess the overall concern over the threat of isis in the intelience and security community in the u.s.? that s a very good question. up until recently, most people were under the assumption that isis was focused on the near enemy, to take territory, hold that territory and focus its efforts in the region. clearly, they also have not only the intent, but also the capability to project and take the fight overseas, and this is a big sea change in terms of what it is we re seeing right now. so the homeland nexus, while there are no known imminent
critical to prevents s s a terrt plot. the administration has disclosed that there were 54 plots that were disrupted over the life of these two programs in section 215 was critical to preventing no, sir. and of those plots, 13 of those had a homeland nexus. the others had essentially plots that would have com ia, other p around the world, of the 13 how many of those 13 were plots to harm americans? of the 13, that would have had a homeland nexus, 12 of those, 215, made a contribution. meantime, the obama administration released newly declassified documents today that shed additional light on the nsa s surveillance program, including new details on the extent and the capabilities of the technology. joining me live now, new york times reporter, charlie savage. thanks for the time. thank you.
okay. clapper was busy. on monday. there s a lot going on in the world, no question, and he didn t get briefed. period. but why not? they say this. he wasn t immediately briefed on london, clapper s spokeswoman said, because it didn t appear to have a homeland nexus and there was no immediate action by the dni. homeland nexus. that sounds kind of jargony. we weren t sure what that meant. are they trying to say the suspected plot posed no risk to americans? nevertheless, he should have been briefed on the arrest and steps should have been taken to ensure that he is in the future. the intelligence community as a whole was fully aware of this development and tracking it closely. now, john brennan, the guy who bailed out clapper in the abc interview base cliff said the same thing today. the other staffers in the intelligence community below clapper s rank were following the british investigation closely. he also said this. should he have been briefed by his staff on those arrests? yes. a
the s.t.a.r.t. nuclear treaty and other classified issues. okay. clapper was busy. on monday. there s a lot going on in the world, no question, and he didn t get briefed. period. but why not? they say this. he wasn t immediately briefed on london, clapper s spokeswoman said, because it didn t appear to have a homeland nexus and there was no immediate action by the dni. homeland nexus. that sounds kind of jargony. we weren t sure what that meant. are they trying to say the suspected plot posed no risk to americans? nevertheless, he should have been briefed on the arrest and steps should have been taken to ensure that he is in the future. the intelligence community as a whole was fully aware of this development and tracking it closely. now, john brennan, the guy who bailed out clapper in the abc interview base cliff said the same thing today. the other staffers in the intelligence community below clapper s rank were following the british investigation closely. he also said this. should
defense. they said this, director clapper had not yet been briefed on the arrest in the united kingdom at the time of this interview taping. his spokeswoman said the dni was working throughout the day on important intelligence matters including military and political developments on the korean peninsula. providing answers to questions concerning the ratification of the s.t.a.r.t. nuclear treaty and other classified issues. okay. clapper was busy. on monday. there s a lot going on in the world, no question, and he didn t get briefed. period. but why not? they say this. he wasn t immediately briefed on london, clapper s spokeswoman said, because it didn t appear to have a homeland nexus and there was no immediate action by the dni. homeland nexus. that sounds kind of jargony. we weren t sure what that meant. are they trying to say the suspected plot posed no risk to americans? nevertheless, he should have been briefed on the arrest and steps should have been taken to ensure that he is in