ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

United States intelligence operations abroad

Okay, so you know how we have detectives and police officers who go out and investigate crimes, right? Well, the United States has some really smart people who investigate things that are happening in other countries. They're called intelligence officers.

Their job is to find out what other countries are doing, especially if it could hurt the United States. They listen to phone calls, look at emails, and talk to people to try and figure out what's going on.

Sometimes they need to be really sneaky about it, so they might use spy gadgets like hidden cameras or tiny microphones to gather information.

They also work with other countries' intelligence officers to share information and try to figure out what's going on together.

It's important for the United States to have these intelligence operations abroad so that they can protect themselves and make sure everyone is playing fair. But just like detectives and police officers, they have to follow the rules and be careful not to hurt innocent people.