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GCHQ Intelligence Production Head Outlines Present and Future Priorities

SUMMARY

According to a talk recently given at NSA's UK base in Menwith Hill, counterterrorism absorbs most (30%) of GCHQ's resources. Afghanistan and China are given increasing attention, while Russia gets less. Long term, GCHQ foresees challenges in keeping up with the internet and "huge amounts of data", while peace is expected in Iraq.

DOCUMENT’S DATE

Aug 14, 2006

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

May 29, 2019