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Russian intelligence : a case-based study of Russian services and missions past and present /

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Kevin Riehle delivers the definitive guide to Russian intelligence and security - an indispensable resource for sorting through and interpreting the huge amounts of publicly available information about Russian clandestine and covert activities today. The core responsibility of the Russian intelligen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Riehle, Kevin P., 1963- (Author)
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Bethesda, MD : National Intelligence Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Intelligence service > Russia > History.
Intelligence service > Soviet Union > History.
Intelligence service > Russia (Federation)
Espionage, Soviet > History.
Espionage, Russian.
Espionage, Soviet.
Intelligence service.
Russia.
Russia (Federation)
Soviet Union.
History.
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Summary:Kevin Riehle delivers the definitive guide to Russian intelligence and security - an indispensable resource for sorting through and interpreting the huge amounts of publicly available information about Russian clandestine and covert activities today. The core responsibility of the Russian intelligence services is to preserve the Russian regime and protect it from internal and external threats. This book explains the organization of the services, the missions they undertake, and the human and technical platforms they use. This comprehensive volume: 1) Uses a case-based approach to show current missions and functions. 2) Avoids the hyperbole often found in media portrayals of Russian intelligence. 3) Explains the historical interplay between Russian intelligence and security elements.
Item Description:"Spring 2022"--Page 2.
Shipping list no.: 2022-0182-P.
Physical Description:368 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781932946109
1932946101