(CNN) -- The CIA has stepped up missile strikes in Pakistan, and the uptick in drone attacks is based on precise intelligence, a U.S. official said.
"Our operational tempo has been up for a while now," the official, who did not want to be named, told CNN Monday. "We have good information driving it, and given the stakes involved, we hope to keep the pressure on as long as we can".
According to the official, the mix of threats remains the same. They come from groups like the Haqqanis, al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistan Taliban. The threats they pose are "all deadly," the official said.
"The whole point of all this is to disrupt terrorist plots at whatever stage and wherever those plots may be focused," the official said.
The United States does not officially comment on suspected drone strikes. But it is the only country in the region known to have the ability to launch missiles from drones -- which are controlled remotely.
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