House Intelligence Committee chair warns of a serious national security threat

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the House Intelligence Committee says he has information about a serious national security threat and urges the administration to declassify the information so the U.S. and its allies can openly discuss how to respond. Rep. Mike Turner, a Republican from Ohio, gave no details about the threat in his statement. Turner earlier Wednesday had sent an email to members of Congress saying his committee had urgent classified information on a “destabilizing foreign military capability.” He encouraged them to come to a SCIF, a secure area, to review the intelligence.