The U.S. intelligence community has been plotting security measures for the Olympics for two years, The Daily Beast has learned.
The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , which provides imagery intelligence and geospatial data for planning and support of national security, is providing the Olympics planning committee with geospatial reference products. The NGA, for its part, has been working on the security preparations for two years, an official told The Daily Beast.
Images with a slogan reading "Paris is getting ready for 2024", refering to the 2024 Olympic Games that Paris was awarded, are projected on the Arc de Triomphe monument during a laser and 3D video mapping show as part of the New Year celebrations in Paris on December 31, 2017.Companies that are operating at the Olympics this year can apply to gain access to the information, a Diplomatic Security Service official told the Daily Beast.
In years past, other elements of the U.S. intelligence community have also provided security support for Olympic Games, including the CIA, NSA, and FBI. The FBI has prestaged agents abroad to help in the case a terrorist attack occurs, for instance, while the NSA has provided signals intelligence support to threat information sharing.
The Paralympic opening ceremony will take place along the Champs-Elysées and at Place de la Concorde, a stone’s throw from the U.S. Embassy in Paris.
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