7 Russian failures of the CIA Bashny.Net

September 18, 1947 was established the CIA, the pride and support of the United States, designed to "change the world". The result is not always, through the work of Russian counterintelligence CIA operations more than once suffered a fiasco.
7 Recall the Russian failures of the CIA.
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1 Frances Puers

May 1, 1960 Francis Powers, an American pilot and the CIA made familiar to yourself reconnaissance flight. His goal was photographing industrial and military facilities on the territory of the Soviet Union, as well as recording radar signals. There were no signs woes. It was not the first such flight to Powers, but Labor Day Soviet border guards yawned. Powers of the aircraft was released as much as 8 missiles, one of which was hit by a Soviet plane, which was started to intercept an American spy. At an altitude of ten kilometers Powers ejected and safely down to the ground, where he was captured vigilant locals. Eisenhower, after learning about the incident, said that the plane was lost at the time of execution of the meteorological task, but special equipment Powers, as well as the testimony given by him showed the absurdity of the statement of US President. According to the court of the American spy was sentenced to 10 years in prison, 2 years Paueursa exchanged for Rudolf Abel.

2 Case Ames

The main failure of the CIA since "Cold War" and the KGB has become a major success recruiting Aldrich Hazen Ames. CIA counterintelligence chief of management for almost 10 years working for the Soviet Union and Russia and to communicate important details that make all the efforts of the CIA to recruit and intelligence work in the Soviet Union were in vain. Ames continue to work for our intelligence, but in 1994 was caught, found guilty of treason. Currently he is serving a life sentence. According to the official, suspected to Ames emerged because of its imprudent spending big on personal goals, as well as the fact that extensive information about a CIA agent in the USSR, he gave large parts, causing their massive capture incriminating Ames. According to unofficial - Ames passed the "mole».

3 James Angleton

In the 50s the CIA was trying to pursue an active anti-communist propaganda in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Practiced landing agents on "enemy territory", distribution of leaflets and other methods, but the serious results of these actions are not brought. Hundreds of CIA agents were sent to the "mission" to the territory of the USSR, but it was all in vain: our counter-intelligence knew in advance about all the plans of the CIA. The fact was that Russian spies have been integrated into training camp undercover in Germany and James Angleton in charge at the headquarters of the CIA covert operations for safety, coordinated their conduct with his best friend in British intelligence, a Soviet spy Kim Philby. Philby received from Angleton coordinates zones airdrop CIA that severely hit the success of US intelligence operations.

4 William Wolf Veysband
William Wolf Veysband, a Soviet spy, working for the CIA as a translator, but in addition to its regular duties, was also engaged in undermining US control over the situation in the Far East. On the eve of the Korean War Veysband unilaterally deprived the CIA information about upcoming military operations. It was the failure of the CIA arranged Veysbandom provoked the US government to create another special service, which is now called the National Security Agency.

5 Case Fogle

Almost anecdotal story of the capture of a CIA agent Ryan Fogle, which took place this year, reopen background information. Fogle worked undercover as the third secretary of the political department of the US Embassy in Moscow, where the leader is Michael Klechevski. Political Section of the US Embassy has been collecting information on matters of defense, foreign policy and security in Russia. After the exposure Fogle (in which found "spy kit"), he was declared persona non grata and hastily sent to the United States.

6 Atomic failure

September 20, 1949 CIA analysts to predict that "might create a Soviet atomic bomb in the middle of the 50s, the most probable date - mid-1953." In fact, the CIA experts made their conclusion after 22 days after the Soviet Union conducted the first nuclear test. More surprising was such a statement on the background of the fact that the US Air Force plane in flight from Alaska found traces of radioactivity. Fold two and two American intelligence agency has failed and "woke up" only later realizing that the Soviet atomic bomb is simply "missed».

7 Snowden

And, of course, a serious blow to the reputation of the "all-powerful" CIA Snowden was struck conduct which, in the end, he stayed in Russia. While - in the year. The confrontation of special services of Russia and the United States continues, and Snowden - our serious trump card in this endless war.

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