confidential information (intelligence). A person who commits espionage is called an espionage agent or spy. Any individual or spy ring (a cooperating group...
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Espionage!, subtitled "The Secret Agent Role Playing Game", is a spy role-playing game published by Hero Games in 1983. Espionage! is a role-playing game...
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Industrial espionage, also known as economic espionage, corporate spying, or corporate espionage, is a form of espionage conducted for commercial purposes...
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Look up espionage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikiquote has quotations related to Espionage. Espionage is the obtaining of information considered...
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The Espionage Act of 1917 is a United States federal law enacted on June 15, 1917, shortly after the United States entered World War I. It has been amended...
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Chinese intelligence activity abroad (redirect from Chinese espionage)
The Government of China is engaged in espionage overseas, directed through diverse methods via the Ministry of State Security (MSS), the Ministry of Public...
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In espionage jargon, a mole (also called a "penetration agent", "deep cover agent", "illegal" or "sleeper agent") is a long-term spy (espionage agent)...
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Sleeper agent (redirect from Sleeper (espionage))
agent" is still an asset and can still play an active role in sedition, espionage, or possibly treason by virtue of agreeing to act if activated. A team...
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S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage, special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism government agency appearing in American comic books published by...
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In espionage parlance, a cutout is a mutually trusted intermediary, method or channel of communication that facilitates the exchange of information between...
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Spy fiction (redirect from Espionage fiction)
Spy fiction is a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device. It emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by...
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(1947–1989) that was a favorite for novelists and filmmakers. Efforts to use espionage for military advantage are well documented throughout history. Sun Tzu...
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to perform espionage activities in the United States, forming various spy rings. Particularly during the 1940s, some of these espionage networks had...
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Cyber spying (redirect from Cyber espionage)
Cyber spying, cyber espionage, or cyber-collection is the act or practice of obtaining secrets and information without the permission and knowledge of...
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Robert Hanssen (category Espionage in the United States)
intelligence services against the United States from 1979 to 2001. His espionage was described by the Department of Justice as "possibly the worst intelligence...
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Embassy of the United States, Tehran (redirect from Den of Espionage)
many Iranians is variously translated as "den of spies", "espionage den," "den of espionage", and "nest of spies". After the fall of the embassy, the...
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The Billion Dollar Spy (redirect from The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal)
The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal is a non-fiction history book by David E. Hoffman. The book covers the life of...
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Counterintelligence (redirect from Counter-espionage)
Counterintelligence (counter-intelligence) or counterespionage (counter-espionage) is any activity aimed at protecting an agency's intelligence program...
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Cold War espionage describes the intelligence gathering activities during the Cold War (c. 1947–1991) between the Western allies (primarily the US and...
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Atomic spies (redirect from Atomic espionage)
constitutes the most publicly well-known and well-documented case of nuclear espionage in the history of nuclear weapons. At the same time, numerous nuclear...
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Chinese Communist Espionage: An Intelligence Primer is a 2019 book by Peter Mattis and Matthew Brazil which examines the history of intelligence collection...
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(MASINT). HUMINT can be conducted in a variety of ways, including via espionage, reconnaissance, interrogation, witness interviews, or torture. Although...
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Dangle (podstava in Russian intelligence jargon and chèvre in French police and intelligence jargon) is a term used in intelligence work to refer to an...
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The KGB Espionage Museum was a museum dedicated to the unbiased presentation of historical and contemporary KGB espionage equipment and tradecraft. The...
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financial, military and industrial espionage. Like other types of espionage, it is subdivided into active and passive espionage. In its original meaning, it...
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has conducted espionage against the Soviet Union and its successor state, the Russian Federation. Throughout the Cold War, acts of espionage, or spying,...
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Nuclear espionage is the purposeful giving of state secrets regarding nuclear weapons to other states without authorization (espionage). There have been...
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First Chief Directorate (redirect from History of Soviet espionage)
prosecution and cannot be arrested by the host country if suspected of espionage. The most the host country can do is send him back to his home country...
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worked in Qatar were allegedly involved in dubious activities connected to espionage. After long diplomatic and judicial efforts, their charges were commuted...
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Military animal (redirect from Espionage animal)
mounted attack. Pigeons were used for communication and photographic espionage. Many other animals have been reportedly used in various specialized military...
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