>Their [Soviet Union & China] well-founded suspicions of the company’s ties to the West shielded them from exposure, although the CIA history suggests that U.S.

>Their [Soviet Union & China] well-founded suspicions of the company’s ties to the West shielded them from exposure, although the CIA history suggests that U.S. spies learned a great deal by monitoring other countries’ interactions with Moscow and Beijing. Fascinating use of 'negative space' in intelligence. Also appreciated the dig at Reagan, apparently gross intelligence breaches at the highest levels aren't anything novel.