Special Access:The National Intelligence Director

President Barack Obama has planned to retire Cold War era military assets in order to save money.In consequence,National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair says we face some tough decisions about electro-optical systems from that era.Today's enemy is hard to find,easy to kill;the Cold War enemy was easy to find,hard to kill.Today's enemy requires a different kind of intelligence system.As well,we have to get the National Security Agency involved in protecting the larger body-in cyber defense,Mr.Blair remarked to the House Intelligence Committee.As DNI,Mr.Blair oversees all 18 U.S. intelligence agencies.The post was created after the 9-11 attacks.John Negroponte,the first DNI,was his predecessor.Mr.Blair has expressed concern that economic developments pose a threat to national security that even exceeds that of terrorism at the present time.