An defense official has revealed that the Ministry of Defence is actively examining the possible threats associated with Chinese vehicles, while staff have been told to avoid talking about secret matters in all cars.
Security Advice for Defence Staff
During a recent appearance on a radio station, a defence minister addressed claims that MoD staff have been instructed not to discuss secret information while riding in China-made vehicles.
The minister explained that the ministry is “looking into” Chinese vehicles within its vehicle pools, however noted that safety is a issue in every contemporary vehicles.
Our department has a collection of tens of thousands of cars in the MoD and those vehicles represent a tiny fraction.
However regardless of if you’re traveling in a Chinese car or a car from another country, what we’ve asked our people is not to plug Ministry of Defence technology into their car, to avoid having conversations at a secret level in any vehicle, because of the growing threats of eavesdropping that exist in all vehicle, to only have those confidential conversations in protected areas. That’s a wise and reasonable thing for anyone worried about security.
When it was suggested that it would be prudent for the MoD to cease using every cars from China, the minister responded: That is precisely what we’re investigating at the moment.”
Wider Security Background
This announcement comes as reports from Scandinavian countries have alerted the UK to the existence of multi-purpose shutdown mechanisms in Chinese-made electric buses, which could allow the Chinese government to disable buses and cause disruption to transport systems.
Furthermore, a Russian intelligence vessel has been shining laser beams at RAF aircrew, described as a “highly dangerous” act by defence officials.
This wider defence situation highlights the significance of strong measures and vigilance in every aspects of official activities, including transport usage to communication habits.
