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Pentagon to Develop Deep-Cover Espionage Capabilities to Wage Economic War Against China
The Department of War is seeking to build a more robust deep-cover spying program to wage economic warfare against China and other nations deemed adversaries of the US.
A half-dozen sources familiar with the matter told The Washington Post that the Pentagon hopes to develop a next-generation espionage program that includes spies posing as business executives without any official affiliation with the US government.
The Pentagon plans to employ spies known as “nonofficial cover officers,” or NOCs, who operate without an official US government affiliation. Operating under nonofficial cover can…
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