Pentagon wants spies sneaking through offices around the globe

Published: 21 April, 2012, 00:03

The Pentagon is pushing for more power when it comes to international spying. The US military is now making a case to open up an undercover operation aimed at the overseas civilian sector.

The  US Department of Defense has asked Congress to approve a change in  intelligence outlines which would permit America’s undercover units to  send spies into the offices of foreign military contractors. It would  involve infiltrating factories and businesses building warheads for  competing nations, essentially establishing the businessman as America’s  next mold for a spy rather than the more-recognized James Bond-type.  Critics say that doing so might be big for America’s intel gathering  operations, but it could also signal the start of a slippery slope with  potentially catastrophic consequences.

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