In an unclassified election threat report 100 days before Election Day, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) sees foreign threats only from China, Russia, and Iran. It focuses on “foreign actors conducting or planning influence operations targeting U.S. elections in November.”
- “Russia remains the predominant threat to U.S. elections.”
- “China probably does not plan to influence the outcome of the US presidential election.”
- “Iran is continuing to fuel distrust in U.S. political institutions and increase social discord.”
- The report makes no mention of Venezuela.
- It says nothing about election services software.
Introduction
“The IC [intelligence community] continues to observe a range of foreign actors conducting or planning influence operations targeting U.S. elections this November. These actors are closely monitoring U.S. political developments, and we expect them to adjust to this month’s developments to promote influence narratives seeking to undermine democratic institutions, foment discord, and/or change public opinion. In general, these foreign actors are conducting broader influence campaigns focused on their core interests and to undermine the United States’ global role, so they are likely to continue to calibrate their efforts to any shift during this election cycle to achieve those objectives. Of note for this cycle, we have observed foreign influence actors refining their tactics to better hide their hand.”
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1. ODNI-Election-Security-Update
1. Why does the entire US intelligence community, 100 days out from the 2024 elections, not consider foreign manipulation of electronic voting systems to be a threat?
2. Why does it not see Venezuela or Cuba as important foreign actors?
3. Could there be an attempt to divert attention away from Venezuela or Cuba?
4. Can one read into this an intelligence community implication that “distrust” of electronic voting systems not legitimate, but is actually a hostile foreign intelligence operation intended to divide Americans further?
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