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Two sailors in the U.S. Navy have been arrested for giving secret information to Chinese government spies. The first sailor, a petty officer who worked as a construction engineer, is accused of working with a Chinese intelligence officer to get secret information about naval operations and send it to China. This includes giving pictures and videos of plans for military exercises and orders for operations. The second sailor is being charged with espionage and breaking export control rules because he was told by a Chinese intelligence officer to gather and send sensitive information about national defence. The information included more than 50 manuals and documents about naval amphibious attack ships. These manuals and documents had information about the ships' power systems, weapons systems, and how to fix damage.
2 US Navy Sailors Arrested for Selling Intel to China https://t.co/38Dqh4OpjC
— RedState (@RedState) August 3, 2023
This is a real threat to national security, and it shows how China is becoming a bigger problem for the US. It worries me a lot that these sailors were willing to sell out their own country for money. It's clear that China is trying to find out more about the U.S. military and is willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead. This should wake up the American people and our politicians to the fact that China is a threat that needs to be taken seriously.
It's also important to note that this event makes us wonder how well our security screening process works. How did these sailors get to secret information and send it without getting caught sooner? There needs to be a full look at how this breach happened and what can be done to stop it from happening again.
Overall, this is a worrying event that shows how important it is to have a strong and watchful defence against threats from abroad. We can't let our military secrets go to whoever pays the most, especially if that person is an enemy who wants to hurt our national security. It's time for our leaders to put protecting our secret information at the top of their list of priorities and take the steps needed to protect our country from these kinds of breaches.
