Russia plans to offer food to North Korea in exchange for weapons: White House
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Street-Bat3935 t1_jeaow9p wrote
The fact that the US can know a detail as relatively small as this is so interesting to me. I know every country has it's covert operations and spy networks, but it seems like we have ears everywhere
appsnaple t1_jeazut4 wrote
Over half of century of building connections and networks, a very large number of employees, and the best tech. Sometimes it's surprising to hear what intel they have learned and sometimes it's surprising to hear they didn't know about something that they should have known.
blippityblop t1_jeauhvz wrote
A 75 year old agency is a long time to acquire data and people. They have a lot of practice to fall back on.
HeywoodJaBlessMe t1_jeawirw wrote
Now consider that Russia has had organized, global spy operations since Peter the Great.
finbad16 t1_jec0pis wrote
Half of which are double spy's for the cia
HeywoodJaBlessMe t1_jecgfwm wrote
If only.
iusedtosmokadaherb t1_jec374w wrote
Oh do tell. I'd love to read up on that!
JoeHatesFanFiction t1_jec41d6 wrote
To me it fits in with the culture of corruption we’ve seen is rampant in Russian military and government.
“You’ll give me money and/or goods as long as I keep you informed on things I see and hear? Sure Sounds great. I don’t even have to organize the logistics of getting it to the black market.”
I’m sure the Alphabet organizations long history of connections from the Cold War helps as well, but the fact you could probably cut a deal with any Russian officer for five grand, a real bottle of wine, and a fruit basket has to play a big factor.
finbad16 t1_jec0dqe wrote
U.S. , abcdefgh departments know when Kim farts .
'cause they're up his azz
saddetective87 t1_jedsnrh wrote
Russian and Chinese communication security is terrible. NSA, GCHQ, and CSE can read their emails.
ScientificSkepticism t1_jebi14c wrote
And remember - the CIA is famous for all its failed operations. The leaders we failed to kill, the countries we failed to overthrow.
The ones who did get overthrown and killed? Mmmmm. Never happened, of course.
When you wonder why so many countries dislike the US...
uiam_ t1_jebqegy wrote
>When you wonder why so many countries dislike the US...
Plenty would be worse off without the US. If China or Russia could wield the same power we'd likely be much worse off.
ScientificSkepticism t1_jeca5iw wrote
Vietnam or Afghanistan, which was worse! Find out in "random acts of imperialism battle." Some day Ukraine might have 1/10th the deaths of either of those.
The KGB did wield similar power, and together the CIA and KGB overthrew many democracies and killed a whole lot of people, directly and indirectly.
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