In 1962, U-2 photographs reveal the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba. Penkovsky provides the information on how these missiles operate in the field. Describe the different types of intelligence. Explain what he means. They were identified by a defector.
Technology is used more in espionage.
Satellites intercept radio communications and data from test launches of the opposition's missiles, and photography and electronic eavesdropping provide both sides with information. The Stasi, or East German secret police, often harass East Germans for their political opinions. Some spies admit to trying to earn favor from the Soviet leadership, whether by covert actions or just slanting a routine report. When the KGB suddenly starts arresting the CIA's most important Soviet spies, including the CIA's top spy, General Dmitri Polyakov, the CIA suspects a mole. The investigation leads after many years to CIA counterintelligence officer Aldrich Ames.