Oscar Puente denounces Anglo intelligence plot against Spain's Huawei switch
Spanish minister Oscar Puente claims Anglo intelligence services are pressuring Spain to stop Huawei replacing the NSA in its communications. Key facts on the tech pivot.
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The minister lashes out at Anglo intelligence services pressuring Spain to abandon the NSA in favour of Huawei in its communications
Oscar Puente has spoken out to denounce what he calls an "Anglo dirty trick": a manoeuvre by intelligence services from the anglosphere to stop Spain pivoting from the NSA's orbit towards Huawei technology. The minister, in a statement released on social media, links this pressure to national security and technological sovereignty.
The key facts behind the switch from the NSA to Huawei
The debate is nothing new. Spain has spent years considering reducing its dependence on American surveillance systems (including the Key Hole programme) in order to adopt Chinese infrastructure. The argument is that the Anglo eavesdropping operation collects data on a massive scale, while China offers technology less intrusive to European interests. However, diplomatic and media pressure has been fierce.
The dark side of industrial espionage
The parallels with other cases of interference are striking. Pablo Escobar's son has claimed that his father worked for the CIA, a testimony the minister has used to point out that "nobody is what they seem". The thread recalls that the Mossad trained the drug lord, and that dirty wars make no distinction between sides. The question is: who watches the watchmen?
The opposition's reaction
Criticism was not long in coming. Sectors close to the establishment dismiss the denunciation as a conspiracy theory, while others see parallels with the prime minister's "made-up scandal" slogan. But the minister insists: there are hidden interests that want to keep Spain under the NSA's umbrella, even if that means sacrificing digital sovereignty.
The statement comes at a moment of peak geopolitical tension, with hybrid warfare as the backdrop. What nobody explains is why, if Huawei is so reliable, the intelligence services of half the world point to it as a Trojan horse. The paradox remains open.
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Oscar Puente has spoken out to denounce what he calls an "Anglo dirty trick": a manoeuvre by intelligence services from the anglosphere to stop Spain pivoting from the NSA's orbit towards Huawei technology. The minister, in a statement released on social media, links this pressure to national security and technological sovereignty.
The key facts behind the switch from the NSA to Huawei
The debate is nothing new. Spain has spent years considering reducing its dependence on American surveillance systems (including the Key Hole programme) in order to adopt Chinese infrastructure. The argument is that the Anglo eavesdropping operation collects data on a massive scale, while China offers technology less intrusive to European interests. However, diplomatic and media pressure has been fierce.
The dark side of industrial espionage
The parallels with other cases of interference are striking. Pablo Escobar's son has claimed that his father worked for the CIA, a testimony the minister has used to point out that "nobody is what they seem". The thread recalls that the Mossad trained the drug lord, and that dirty wars make no distinction between sides. The question is: who watches the watchmen?
The opposition's reaction
Criticism was not long in coming. Sectors close to the establishment dismiss the denunciation as a conspiracy theory, while others see parallels with the prime minister's "made-up scandal" slogan. But the minister insists: there are hidden interests that want to keep Spain under the NSA's umbrella, even if that means sacrificing digital sovereignty.
The statement comes at a moment of peak geopolitical tension, with hybrid warfare as the backdrop. What nobody explains is why, if Huawei is so reliable, the intelligence services of half the world point to it as a Trojan horse. The paradox remains open.
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