I guess they'll need to add on proper regular surveillance of the line(s) then too. And I wonder, is it an act of war? What would the U.S. do if it was found that Obama's lines were being listened to?
> What would the U.S. do if it was found that Obama's lines were being listened to?
Use that knowledge to peddle bad information to diametrically opposed nation states to further their own interest? Use that information to further secure their systems they previously thought were secure? That's what everyone else would do.
Its not like the US aren't spied on. If anything, there is probably more intense interest in the US operations from various nation states than anywhere else on earth. I was watching a documentary on UK/US spying (both human and communication intelligence, I believe it was called Modern Spies and from the BBC) and it was suggested from commentators from the CIA as well as Her Majesty's Secret Service that the Chinese have stolen the largest mass of nuclear secrets and have even managed to copy some top secret technology in their fighter jets etc. The commentators also seemed to suggest that nobody is clear how it was done yet. Maybe that was scare tactics to make the Chinese seem scary, but on the assumption that it wasn't, why wouldn't that be considered an act of war? I think that is because the nations who are the most competent at spying are also the same nations you can't beat in a 2 week war or nations that can impact heavily in an economic war and so the word isn't chucked around as quickly.
I suppose one man's act of war is another man's act of diplomacy that can avoid war.
>What would the U.S. do if it was found that Obama's lines were being listened to?
Given that the Russians or Chinese or Israelis have almost certainly at one point or another compromised the President's communications, we already know the answer.
