counterspy
Example Sentences
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Technical counterintelligence measures also will be increased, and counterspy forces bolstered.
From Washington Times • Jul. 5, 2023
Mr. Warner said he has doubts about creating a separate counterspy agency but added that the committee is thoroughly investigating the possibility.
From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2022
It might have been something he led certain acolytes to believe after Philby’s defection, to maintain his reputation as all-knowing counterspy.
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
A French counterspy had gotten his hands on a British spy’s list of ships carrying war supplies from French ports.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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