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Intelligence Agencies and Their Power in Society
2:10:46 - 2:19:56 (09:10)
Some conspiracy theories give intelligence agencies like CIA, FSB, Mossad and MI6 control over powerful individuals and the populace. However, good intelligence can help avoid high tension situations like those during the 80s that almost resulted in nuclear war.
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The conspiracy theories that intelligence agencies like CIA, FSB, Mossad, and MI6 control powerful people in the world are exaggerated.
2:10:46 - 2:15:25 (04:38)
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The conspiracy theories that intelligence agencies like CIA, FSB, Mossad, and MI6 control powerful people in the world are exaggerated. Although there is collusion and collaboration, it's more reasonable to think that those agencies are being used by those already in power.
ChapterIntelligence Agencies and Their Power in Society
Episode#301 – Jack Barsky: KGB Spy
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The relationships between the heads of FSB and GRU in Russia are based on close personal relationships, which is not different in the US, and these agencies often make direct orders to justify their actions.
2:15:25 - 2:19:56 (04:31)
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The relationships between the heads of FSB and GRU in Russia are based on close personal relationships, which is not different in the US, and these agencies often make direct orders to justify their actions. It is important to keep an open mind when attempting to understand the functioning of intelligence agencies.