Clandestine HUMINT and covert action
National governments deal in both intelligence and military special operations functions that either should be completely secret (i.e., clandestine: the existence of which is not known outside the relevant government circles), or simply cannot be linked to the sponsor (i.e., covert: it is known that sabotage is taking place, but its sponsor is unknown). It is a continuing and unsolved question for governments whether clandestine intelligence collection and covert action should be under the same agency. The arguments for doing so include having centralized functions for monitoring covert action and clandestine HUMINT and making sure they do not conflict, as well as avoiding duplication in common services such as cover identity support, counterespionage, and secret communications. The argume
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Clandestine HUMINT and covert action
National governments deal in both intelligence and military special operations functions that either should be completely secret (i.e., clandestine: the existence of which is not known outside the relevant government circles), or simply cannot be linked to the sponsor (i.e., covert: it is known that sabotage is taking place, but its sponsor is unknown). It is a continuing and unsolved question for governments whether clandestine intelligence collection and covert action should be under the same agency. The arguments for doing so include having centralized functions for monitoring covert action and clandestine HUMINT and making sure they do not conflict, as well as avoiding duplication in common services such as cover identity support, counterespionage, and secret communications. The argume
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National governments deal in b ...... r timeline than covert action.
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تتعامل الحكومات الوطنية مع كل ...... جدول زمني أبطأ من العمل السري.
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National governments deal in b ...... ret communications. The argume
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تتعامل الحكومات الوطنية مع كل ...... ات السرية تكون دائمًا في جدول
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Clandestine HUMINT and covert action
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الاستخبارات البشرية السرية والعمل السري
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