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Thursday, April 26, 2012

US launches new military spy agency


The US Department of Defence has created a new intelligence agency to focus on gathering 'human intelligence' outside warzones, it has been announced.

The new Defence Clandestine Service's (DCS) staff will be drawn from the existing Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), which employs around 16,500 people and currently supports more traditional military intelligence operations in warzones.

The DCS is expected to focuso on the monitoring of Asian states such as China and North Korea, in line with the renewed focus on the Asia-Pacific region set out in the Pentagon's strategy documents this year.

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