Give some examples of how the Stasi and KGB used double agents during the cold war. One example on how the Stasi used double agents is the story of Kim Philly. He was one of Stasi’s best double agents. He got into Britain's heart and was getting information for them for 3 decades. The way he was able to get so close and get so much information is that he was a very important part of Britain's secret services. He was able to climb his way up the ladder of importance very quickly. He was secou din command and almost overtook the leader. So he was trusted and nobody suspected anything from him considering how much power he had. Everyday he would go to work with a briefcase that at the end of the day he would put as many important papers and
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Gordievsky supplied the British with a huge amount of top-secret material. But after a while they figured out there was a mole. They were taking everyone in for interrogation. Oleg was scared of being interrogated to then taking to the underground secret killing-room and be shot. So he had to pull one of the greatest escapes ever. He got into a secret compartment in a car of two people he had absolutely no clue who were. Even with the risk it was his best chance of living and being able to return the secret he had received to the KGB. The hardest part was the checkpoints that happened on the way. One of the closest calls was when they brought dogs to sniff the car. But they were prepared for even that. The woman had a baby which “conveniently” needed a diaper change which through off the dogs sense and the was able to get past the checkpoint. Oleg was able to get back the KGB and give the loads of information he had been able to access.
What complications do double agents introduce.
Double agents bring in some different complications. One complication is what happen if the enemy figures out about the double agent. Then you have a person who has a lot of their information. They could kill this person or interrogate them until they end up giving information about their organization. Then they end up being more harm than help. Another complication that occurs when having double agents is triple agents. You think they
Gordievsky supplied the British with a huge amount of top-secret material. But after a while they figured out there was a mole. They were taking everyone in for interrogation. Oleg was scared of being interrogated to then taking to the underground secret killing-room and be shot. So he had to pull one of the greatest escapes ever. He got into a secret compartment in a car of two people he had absolutely no clue who were. Even with the risk it was his best chance of living and being able to return the secret he had received to the KGB. The hardest part was the checkpoints that happened on the way. One of the closest calls was when they brought dogs to sniff the car. But they were prepared for even that. The woman had a baby which “conveniently” needed a diaper change which through off the dogs sense and the was able to get past the checkpoint. Oleg was able to get back the KGB and give the loads of information he had been able to access.
What complications do double agents introduce.
Double agents bring in some different complications. One complication is what happen if the enemy figures out about the double agent. Then you have a person who has a lot of their information. They could kill this person or interrogate them until they end up giving information about their organization. Then they end up being more harm than help. Another complication that occurs when having double agents is triple agents. You think they