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Avoiding Surprise in an Era of Global Technology Advances
enabled capabilities assembled from building-block technologies in which U.S. technological leadership is no longer assured. Foreign governments and nonstate actors are gaining access to the same building-block technologies—often via the commercial marketplace. The committee applauds the Defense Intelligence Agency’s recognition that unprecedented challenges require new collaborations and new approaches, and commends the efforts already underway.
