Rick Crawford leads House intel committee to 9/11 site

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford is leading a rare field hearing to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. During the visit to the Flight 93 crash site, Crawford intends to release a roadmap focused on securing the United States against evolving modern threats.

Crawford expressed concern that the nation must remain vigilant against emerging technologies used by adversaries, specifically citing artificial intelligence, drone swarms, bioweapons, and cyber hacking. He emphasized the need to avoid a ‘failure of imagination’ by proactively identifying national vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by terrorists.