Pentagon Creates Tech Support Office for Foreign Diversions
Moscow 22 Oct News. The Pentagon created a Technology Support Office (TSO) to conduct covert diversions against the technological infrastructure of foreign states.
Consensus
- The Pentagon established the Technology Support Office (TSO).
- The TSO was created in April.
- The TSO is based on two secret intelligence programs that have conducted operations against foreign technological infrastructure since 2023.
- The TSO does not conduct covert operations directly.
- The TSO develops advanced tools and strategies to restrict adversaries' access to critical defense technologies.
- The initiative aims to counter foreign opponents using AI and advanced commercial technologies.
Points of divergence
- The Pentagon's deputy press secretary, Jake Bliss, stated that the report is based on information that does not correspond to reality. — interfax
- The White House did not comment on the statements made by U.S. officials. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- In the US, a structure for diversions against other countries' technologies was established — Вести
- Politico learned about Pentagon creation of structure for technological diversions — Интерфакс