Ex-CIA officer Laura Thomas explained the 'duty to warn' protocol, that sounds the alarm on threats.
Before the March 22 Crocus City Hall attack, Russia dismissed the US warnings.
The CIA uses the "duty to warn" protocol to alert a US or non-US entity of an impending threat.
Once a "duty to warn" notification is delivered, the CIA officer who issued the warning documents marks it as a "fulfilled" duty.
"CIA's own duty to warn process does not always involve State Department, as it is not the same as a 'public' notification," Thomas said.
Persons:
Laura Thomas, —, It's, ake, ould, ure, eason, haring, ike
Organizations:
CIA, Crocus City, Service, ust, tate
Locations:
Russia, italy