Shock horrror, spies exist.
Shock horrror, spies exist.
Heh, exactly my first thought.Originally Posted by BDC
Ask MI6 after WW2 when the Soviet spy ring was run by a Soviet spy. A painful experience.
We have been told that a lack of informers (which are basically spies) has been a problem in intelligence gathering since 2001 even when offered a lot of money. No one was shocked that the CIA amongst others was trying to turn potential assets. Why should we be surprised that the enemy does a similar thing?
Of course in the Cold War or even against China etc it is more a game of hide and seek. Spies are caught and then either asked to leave the country or are swapped. With the modern events the enemy will kill the ones the catch and can not be traded with as they aren't Diplomats.
It's been 6 years. You caught one. I hope that all the others just didn't make the press...
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