Germany is considering giving its intelligence services new powers to launch preemptive cyberattacks against Russian drone manufacturers, amid growing concerns over sabotage, espionage and drone threats, a senior lawmaker said. Henrichmann said the reform should give Germany’s intelligence agencies the operational capabilities needed to “get ahead of the threat,” including potentially disrupting hostile cyber operations. He also argued that Germany needs to pool its intelligence and cyber capabilities more effectively as threats from Russia increase. Henrichmann said the reform should bring Germany’s intelligence services to a level of capability already considered standard among European partners. Civil liberties groups, however, have warned that the changes could dramatically expand the powers of German intelligence agencies.