Dana Taylor

Are these tactics primarily confined to diplomatic circles or soldiers deployed overseas?

Are we seeing cases of sexpionage happening here in the U.S.

or even within the Pentagon itself?

Getting a peek inside the Pentagon has become more difficult for the press under the current Trump administration.

The Pentagon Forest Protection Agency didn't respond to your request for comment.

What do you know about how the Pentagon protects its personnel from becoming targets?

Can you mention China?

Are Russian and Chinese governments both culprits here?

And are other foreign governments attempting to gather intelligence in this way?

Kim, is sexpionage something Western governments are also guilty of, specifically the U.S.?

Has that been asked and answered directly?

Kim Helmgaard is a world affairs correspondent for USA Today.

It's good to speak to you, Kim.

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