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Counterintelligence: CPO Thomas Hayden, USN

Counterintelligence can be described as activities designed to prevent or thwart spying, intelligence gathering, and sabotage by an enemy or other foreign entity. This guide provides books, articles, reports, websites, and videos on the subject.

CPO Thomas Hayden

Thomas Hayden, a master chief in the US Navy, was a key player in the latter days of the Cold War acting as a double agent involved in a counterintelligence operation in Italy.  He was approached by the Naval Investigative Service (NIS) to pose as a counterintelligence agent and offer top secret naval information to the KGB. 

(From: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/view/Military.aspx?tid=4635256&pid=-166145561&vid=8eb7dfb0-5a45-47d1-a5a5-88dcf4a8ef65)

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