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counter-intelligence

 
     
  The attempt to destroy or weaken the effectiveness of foreign espionage at its source, especially by penetration of its services. This is the older meaning of the term and the one still favoured by humint professionals.


All methods, whether active or passive, designed to protect a state\'s secrets from any form of intelligence gathering by foreign agencies.
 
 

 

 

 
 
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