espionage

Espionage is the most dangerous and crucial duty that has ever been used in the intelligence community. Espionage is the art of gathering intelligence and information that the holder does not want to be known; it is most commonly referred to as spying. If a "spy" is caught committing espionage the government agency that he/she is working for most often denies ever having contact with the "spy" to avoid any arguments with that country (using espionage is usually frowned upon by the united nations and can lead to wars). These "spy's" are known as NOC agents or non-official cover. However, some lucky “spies" don't get abandoned by their country and left for dead. They are known as official cover agents, and if they are caught, the government they work for takes responsibility for their actions. These agents aren’t in the kind of danger that NOC agents are in, although they are still in danger of losing there lives in the field.

Although it has existed since The Middle Ages, espionage has been, for the most part, unknown by the public until 50 years ago, when the movie that started the spy movie genre was released: Dr. No (not my favorite but still an excellent film). Since then, there have been films, books, and documentaries that I personally think as a whole reveal all declassified information possible. They also put this false image into peoples' heads, and it gets hard to distinguish truth and myth. It also inspires backyard inventors to build their own spy gadgets. The designs and tutorials that go with them are uploaded to video sharing websites, and so once highly classified military grade zippo cameras can be legaly owned by a 3rd grader. The ability to easily make a crucial piece of equiptment makes Espionage more covert, and even more dangerous. (spies armed with bugs and hidden cameras blend are harder to distinguish from ordinary citesins).

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