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Nakasone

American  
[nah-kah-saw-ne] / ˈnɑ kɑˈsɔ nɛ /

noun

  1. Yasuhiro 1918–2019, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1982–87.


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Other members include Chris Cavoli, a retired Army general and former supreme allied commander for Europe; Ann Dunwoody, a retired Army general; and Paul Nakasone, former director of the National Security Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

Retired Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, who recently stepped down as head of U.S.

From Seattle Times May 10, 2024

General Nakasone picked General Haugh to help lead the group along with the N.S.A. official Anne Neuberger, who is now the deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2024

Nakasone was asked about using AI to automate the analysis of threat vectors and red-flag alerts — and he reminded the audience that U.S. intelligence and defense agencies already use AI.

From Seattle Times Sep. 28, 2023

The Cybersecurity Collaboration Center enabled the NSA and private cyber analysts to stop known Chinese government hackers from breaching an entity in the U.S. defense industrial base last year, according to Gen. Nakasone.

From Washington Times Sep. 28, 2023

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