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Jun 10, 2019 · When CIA officers walk out of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, they're shadowed by Russian security. A new book examines how they have operated with this round-the-clock surveillance.
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Discover the Moscow Rules; the unwritten rules of engagement developed by the CIA for their spies to use against the KGB during the height of the Cold War.
- Moscow Rule 1: Assume nothing. The first of the Mosco rules, tells intelligence officers to put their preconceived notions, ideas and bias to the side.
- Moscow Rule 2: Never go against your gut. During a recent hold’em poker tournament –I raised my opponents’ bet because I was so sure I had him beat. I was holding the middle pair (a pair of 10s)… but after he pushed ‘all in’ over the top, I talked myself down – rationalising, and recalling the action.
- Moscow Rule 3: Everyone is potentially under opposition control. Ultimately this could be written a second way: trust no-one. Whilst I understand, a culture of hyper-vigilance might be bad for making new friends, in the world of intelligence professionals, assume the worst and hope for the best.
- Moscow Rule 4: Don’t look back; you are never completely alone. Picture this. You’re an intelligence officer operating in a foreign country. You’ve left the security of your cover job to meet with an asset at a pre-arranged location.
May 21, 2018 · From the spymaster and inspiration for the movie Argo: how a group of brilliant but under-supported CIA operatives developed breakthrough spy tactics that helped turn the tide of the Cold War. Antonio Mendez arrived in Moscow in 1976, at one of the most dangerous moments in the Cold War.
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Jun 10, 2019 · When CIA officers walk out of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, they're shadowed by Russian security. A new book examines how they have operated with this round-the-clock surveillance.
Jun 10, 2019 · When CIA officers walk out of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, they're shadowed by Russian security. A new book examines how they have operated with this round-the-clock surveillance.
From the spymaster and inspiration for the movie Argo, discover the "real-life spy thriller" of the brilliant but under-supported CIA operatives who developed breakthrough spy tactics that helped turn the tide of the Cold War (Malcolm Nance).
