Benefits of Double Agent Operations
1. Spreading Disinformation
Double agents can be used to provide the opposition service with false or misleading disinformation, but this is a relatively infrequent objective. Deceiving the enemy in this manner requires tremendous planning and subtlety because the enemy is not stupid and often has the means to verify the validity of the double agent's reporting. Moreover, if the double agent reports that some action will take place in the future and it does not, the double agent's credibility is seriously undermined. In most cases disinformation in a double agent operation makes sense only if the stakes are unusually high or if the opposition has limited means of verification.
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Tags: #offensive #counterintelligence #double #agent #operations
1. Spreading Disinformation
Double agents can be used to provide the opposition service with false or misleading disinformation, but this is a relatively infrequent objective. Deceiving the enemy in this manner requires tremendous planning and subtlety because the enemy is not stupid and often has the means to verify the validity of the double agent's reporting. Moreover, if the double agent reports that some action will take place in the future and it does not, the double agent's credibility is seriously undermined. In most cases disinformation in a double agent operation makes sense only if the stakes are unusually high or if the opposition has limited means of verification.
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Tags: #offensive #counterintelligence #double #agent #operations