The best intelligence agency in the world?

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The discussion centers on identifying the best intelligence agency in the world, with participants highlighting various agencies including Mossad (Israel), CIA (U.S.), MI6 (British), KGB (Russia), and NSA (U.S.). Key points include the NSA's significant budget for electricity, its employment of mathematicians, and its extensive supercomputer resources, which contribute to its covert operations. Participants also emphasize Mossad's active operational capabilities, including global assassinations, as a factor in its perceived superiority. The conversation underscores the distinction between intelligence gathering and covert operations, with a consensus that Mossad is often regarded as the most effective agency.

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  • Understanding of intelligence agency functions and operations
  • Familiarity with global intelligence agencies such as Mossad, CIA, and NSA
  • Knowledge of covert operations versus intelligence gathering
  • Awareness of historical context regarding intelligence agency budgets and capabilities
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This discussion is beneficial for intelligence analysts, security professionals, and anyone interested in the comparative effectiveness of global intelligence agencies.

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Vanadium 50 said:
Reading this, I think people would do well to distinguish between "intelligence gathering" and "covert operations".

To be fair there are covert and clandestine missions carried out for the purpose of gathering intel. Agencies like the CIA also put spys in place to gather and even illicit information that can not be procured electronically. The NSA, from what wiki says, use no undercover operatives or infiltration missions themselves. Likely they have the CIA do it for them.
 
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Clearly the only way to solve this is to simultaneously infiltrate all the possible options, and perhaps a dozen other national intelligence agencies for comparison, in order to determine which one is the best. Once we have all the data collected we can conclude that we're the best and the issue is solved
 

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