FBI Says Huawei Equipment In Midwest Could Disrupt US Nuclear Communications

F.E. Warren Air Force Base, a strategic missile base, is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, an area near a host of cell towers using Huawei equipment.  

CNN: CNN Exclusive: FBI investigation determined Chinese-made Huawei equipment could disrupt US nuclear arsenal communications 

Washington (CNN)On paper, it looked like a fantastic deal. In 2017, the Chinese government was offering to spend $100 million to build an ornate Chinese garden at the National Arboretum in Washington DC. Complete with temples, pavilions and a 70-foot white pagoda, the project thrilled local officials, who hoped it would attract thousands of tourists every year.  

But when US counterintelligence officials began digging into the details, they found numerous red flags. The pagoda, they noted, would have been strategically placed on one of the highest points in Washington DC, just two miles from the US Capitol, a perfect spot for signals intelligence collection, multiple sources familiar with the episode told CNN.   

Also alarming was that Chinese officials wanted to build the pagoda with materials shipped to the US in diplomatic pouches, which US Customs officials are barred from examining, the sources said. 

Federal officials quietly killed the project before construction was underway.        

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WNU Editor: China has responded to these U.S. claims .... Huawei equipment disrupting US military communications? An ‘ignorant assumption’ (Global Times). More here .... US probe of Huawei gears near missile silos ‘old tricks to curb China devt’ (Global Times), and here .... Are defense capabilities of US nuclear chain of command so weak? Global Times editorial (Global Times editorial). 

FBI Says Huawei Equipment In Midwest Could Disrupt US Nuclear Communications  

Exclusive: U.S. probes China's Huawei over equipment near missile silos -- Reuters  

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FBI found Huawei equipment in Midwest could disrupt US nuclear communications: CNN -- The Hill  

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