Insights from leaked Pentagon documents reveal US intelligence operations and national security risks.

Leaked Pentagon documents reveal American intelligence gathering on its key partners, adversaries, and competitors, including China. The documents contain insights into US intelligence gathering on Beijing’s activities, particularly in relation to US concerns about China’s potential involvement in the war in Ukraine. The documents also show US monitoring of China’s weapons development and naval activity. The Justice Department is investigating how the documents ended up on social media sites, and the US Department of Defense is assessing their impact on the US and its allies and partners.