Americans are sure to learn more this week about the unsecured July 26 call between Gordon Sondland, Donald Trump's ambassador to the European Union, and the president.
The U.S. government goes to great lengths to ensure that secure, real-time communications are available to its officials stationed around the world. Such communications are critical to commanding and directing global military and civilian agencies. Secure communications are meant to instill confidence among members that they can speak openly and without worry of intercept by nation states. And they are available at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.
For over a decade, I was involved with secure communications protocols and systems, in both the field and secure facilities. No matter the location, there were two goals: First, to ensure the facilitation of secure communications; second, to formalize communication and to ensure that official notifications, orders and reports could be passed and received. The latter goal was just as important as the first.
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