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counter-espionage

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Action designed to detect and counteract espionage. See also counterintelligence.
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counter-espionage [ˈkaʊntərˈespɪənɑːʒ] Ncontraespionaje m


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Although that scenario is fictional--so far--the counter-espionage system is not.
The earliest cases of espionage within Britain examined by the newly formed Secret Service Counter-Espionage Bureau (later MI5) included few female spies, but those identified were typically part of "family" spy rings.
So much more than a stodgy historical study, Professor Hull offers the reader a truly gripping and comprehensive account of the intelligence war in Ireland and showcases the story of a brilliant, creative, and ultimately successful Irish Military Intelligence in waging a counter-espionage campaign that would overwhelm the German intelligence operations.
 
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