counterspy

Example Sentences

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Technical counterintelligence measures also will be increased, and counterspy forces bolstered.

From Washington Times • Jul. 5, 2023

The CIA counterspy chief told the commission that “several thousand man-hours” were spent by officials analyzing Nosenko’s information, and key elements of his testimony produced doubts that his defection was legitimate.

From Washington Times • Jan. 1, 2023

We’re still haunted by the legacy of these spectral figures, their legacy of doubling and doubt—and, yes, the shadowy counterspy linked to both.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

If Philby was, as many have called him, the spy of the century, James Angleton was the counterspy of the century.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

To add insult to injury, she then turned out to be better at counterspy operations than the FBI was.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield