Annual Threat Assessment

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**Annual Threat Assessment

of the

Director of National Intelligence

for the

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

February 2, 2006

**This morning, then, I will discuss:

· Global jihadists, their fanatical ideology, and the civilized world’s efforts to disrupt, dismantle and destroy their networks;

· The struggle of the Iraqi and Afghan people to assert their sovereignty over insurgency, terror, and extremism;

· WMD-related proliferation and two states of particular concern, Iran North Korea;

· Issues of political instability and governance in all regions of the world that affect our ability to protect and advance our interests; and

· Globalization, emerging powers, and such transnational challenges as geopolitics of energy, narcotrafficking, and possible pandemics.

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