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Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies Tuesday before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on worldwide threats. Key Moments From The U.S. Spy Chief's Annual 'Litany Of Doom' : The Two-Way : NPR Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US [ntelligence Community - wwt2016.pdf Hearings | Intelligence Committee Today's [2.10.16] Headlines and Commentary :  Referring to his own remarks as a “litany of doom,” Director of National Intelligence James Clapper addressed the Senate Intelligence Committee in a hearing on worldwide threats yesterday. During the hearing, Clapper said that “unpredictable instability has become the new normal.” More specifically, Clapper told the SSCI that “homegrown” Islamist extremists pose an imminent threat to U.S. security; he also warned about threats posed by cyber attacks, which he suggested “could lead to widespread vulnerabilities in civilian infrastructures and U.S. government systems.” Outlining other threats