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Like the first comment said, how do they trust each other? How did the buyer make sure you are not sending him a porn movie? I think the engineer knows all abou
by tcper 5y ago
Like the first comment said, how do they trust each other?
How did the buyer make sure you are not sending him a porn movie? I think the engineer knows all about that, but meeting is inevitable.
- sandworm101 5y ago>> how do they trust each other? They don't. The Russian agent places no value on the money. If it doesn't result in any useful information then it is a minor business loss. The American agent has accepted money from the Russian. He is already on the hook for espionage charges. He only continues the relationship to keep the Russian happy, to keep the money coming but also to keep the Russian from informing the FBI. The business deal becomes a continuing blackmail operation. Nobody trusts anyone.
- Animats 5y agoThey don't. The Russian agent places no value on the money. Historically, the USSR was really cheap about paying spies in the US. Maybe the GRU is paying better.
- sandworm101 5y agoThey are cheap because they need to keep the target hungry.
- wly_cdgr 5y agoWell, maybe it's a really good porn movie. Could be worth it