Quote by Aldrich Ames

Our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union.

Our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had ver

Summary

This quote suggests that the Soviet espionage efforts were largely unsuccessful in gathering useful political or economic information about the Soviet Union. It implies that despite their efforts, the information obtained from these espionage attempts was of little value in understanding or influencing Soviet politics or economy. This statement highlights the limited effectiveness of the intelligence-gathering methods employed by the Soviet Union during the referenced period.

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By Aldrich Ames

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