According to a press release from the Office of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, U.S. intelligence agencies demanded $72.4 billion in fiscal year 2024.
“The total amount requested for the implementation of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) in the 2024 fiscal year is $72.4 billion,” the statement said.
At the same time, the US National Intelligence apparatus clarifies that confidential information is not included in this list, despite the law on the disclosure of the total amount of funds requested in 2007.
It was stated that for the year 2024, which the Pentagon announced on Monday, $ 29.3 billion was requested for military intelligence alone.
William Burns, former Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) declarationHe said the next six months will be critical to the conflict over Ukraine.
According to his predictions, the Russian army will be able to achieve a number of tactical successes, but according to him these will not be significant.