Do we know that the American's did not know about this?
A good way to collect intelligence on the Chinese is not stopping them from doing something but collecting detailed information on how they are doing it.
A good way to give the Chinese intelligence is letting them know exactly when we can detect them.
This is one of the ongoing battles between Intelligence and Operations.
Too many times Ops wins and we end up losing an opportunity to learn and can even give a potential adversary new data.
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abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.
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