# HUMINT

Human stories at the intersection of intelligence and national security

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## [The race to lower the cost-per-kill](https://sashaingber.substack.com/p/the-race-to-lower-the-cost-per-kill)

_2026-08-18 · Sasha Ingber_

What is being done to address the United States’ depleted stockpile of interceptors?

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211719262/7affec5d6e1158e5ff6f51f7838c8e71.mp3)

## [Cuba's spies, defectors, and a retired FBI agent who met them all](https://sashaingber.substack.com/p/cubas-spies-defectors-and-a-retired)

_2026-08-13 · Sasha Ingber_

In recent weeks, news outlets have reported that the United States sent intelligence assets to Cuba and the CIA set up a Cuba task force to put more pressure on Havana.

## [Smears, fakes, phantoms: Cold War Britain's secret propaganda department](https://sashaingber.substack.com/p/smears-fakes-phantoms-cold-war-britains)

_2026-08-06 · Sasha Ingber_

In Cold War Britain, a secret propaganda department saw its list of targets and tactics widen.

## [Senate confirms new Director of National Intelligence, what comes next?](https://sashaingber.substack.com/p/senate-confirms-new-director-of-national)

_2026-07-29 · Sasha Ingber_

Plus a request to examine a declassified intelligence document

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208998012/496d5eb20d1a1537c7dcf611cdea9a0e.mp3)

## [What Beijing is learning from the Iran war](https://sashaingber.substack.com/p/what-beijing-is-learning-from-the)

_2026-07-27 · Sasha Ingber_

What is China learning from the U.S.

## [The triumphs and failures of France's foreign intel service](https://sashaingber.substack.com/p/the-triumphs-and-failures-of-frances)

_2026-07-24 · Sasha Ingber_

The DGSE, or Directorate General for External Security, is France’s foreign intelligence service.

## [Inside China's cyber espionage business](https://sashaingber.substack.com/p/inside-chinas-cyber-espionage-business)

_2026-07-21 · Sasha Ingber_

Ahana Datta Fasel became the British government’s first ethical hacker in 2014, testing vulnerabilities in computer systems and networks which hackers could potentially exploit.

## [Trump's false claims on China and election vulnerabilities](https://sashaingber.substack.com/p/trumps-false-claims-on-china-and)

_2026-07-17 · Sasha Ingber_

After President Donald Trump’s 25-minute prime-time address cast doubt on the integrity of U.S.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207459388/160f453b51774ff7e47a48df698d660c.mp3)

## [Election denialism concern dominates hearing for next Director of National Intelligence](https://sashaingber.substack.com/p/election-denialism-concern-dominates)

_2026-07-15 · Sasha Ingber_

Raise your hand if you want to re-litigate the 2020 election.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207172772/842f20c8670736f624a191ec2d769fa5.mp3)

## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cVgmTHpVVX6v)

_2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_

Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons

## [He sold Navy secrets to counteract 'inflation,' earning $377 per year of prison](https://sashaingber.substack.com/p/he-sold-navy-secrets-to-counteract)

_2026-07-13 · Sasha Ingber_

I’m back from a week off, walking under tall trees and sitting by water.