'What's at stake is obviously the security of our nation,' NSA chief says of defending US from cyberattacks

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'What's at stake is obviously the security of our nation,' NSA chief says of defending US from cyberattacks
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.ABC News was granted exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the “Battle Bridge” where the secret spy agency’s cyber operations take place.

Every day, foreign adversaries make millions of attempts to scan America's military networks, Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command Gen. Paul Nakasone says, and there is incredible pressure to defend the nation from those adversaries.

Everyone from sailors to civilians works on the main floor of the Integrated Cyber Command Center at Fort Meade in Maryland outside Washington.General Paul Nakasone, the Commander of United States Cyber Command, speaks with ABC News' Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas at NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Md.

"I heard about it from family members that said, 'Hey, aren't you the commander of U.S. Cyber Command and the director of NSA? Can't you do something about this?' That's the moment in time when I knew that this is serious, this is touching the American people," he said.ABC News' Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas talks with General Paul Nakasone, the Commander of United States Cyber Command, at NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Md.

Asked about intelligence failures in Afghanistan, Nakasone said things always look different in hindsight.

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