Laurie Buckhout: “Russia is interfering strategically and tactically, as seen…”

“So they're bringing in almost mercenary, or they're attempting to, through Chinese contractors, almost mercenary capabilities to make sure that their Silk Road through Africa remains open and remain to them. So they're sort of doing it without firing a shot across … Russia is interfering strategically and tactically, as seen in Ukraine and U.S. elections. … beyond. So I think that we're dealing with a lot of interesting areas right now that are all sort of coming together. But my challenge discussed yesterday was in electronic warfare, building EW capabilities, electronic warfare acquisition.” (11:56–12:05)

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