Podcasts Government Future Hindsight National Security & Truth: David Priess

National Security & Truth: David Priess

Published: June 8, 2023, noon

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Thursday, June 8th, 2023

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David Priess is the Director of Intelligence at Bedrock Learning and has served at the CIA as an intelligence officer, a manager, and a daily intelligence briefer during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. We discuss how the issues of waging war and negotiating peace affect our everyday lives.

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The intelligence function is about discovering the truth in order to reduce uncertainty for decision-makers on issues of national security. Intelligence cannot predict the future, especially when it comes to human choices. Although some information is necessarily secret for our own security, we should all be engaged on national security issues. That means asking questions of our elected representatives instead of being passive recipients of information, and to vary where we get our news.



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Credits:\\xa0

Host: Mila Atmos\\xa0

Guests: David Priess

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis and Sara Burningham

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