American Spies: Espionage against the United States from the Cold War to the Present

Preface

ix Preface My first book, Spying in America, covered a long period of US history, about 180 years from the nation’s birth to the dawn of the Cold War. This second book follows the first and covers a far briefer time, about sixty years from the Cold War to the present day, but spying by Americans escalated significantly after World War II. Once the United States became a superpower after the war, the nation became a prime espionage target not only for its Soviet adversary in the Cold War but also for a host of other nations. Considering this increased espionage activity, this volume can serve as little more than an introduction to the history of spying against America during and after the Cold War. A discussion of all the spy cases in the past sixty years would be well beyond the scope of this broad review. As in Spying in America, my selections were based on the importance of the particular case or its relevance to other issues associated with espionage in American history. Most important, my goal is to encourage laypeople, students, and general readers interested in intelligence to delve more deeply into the threats to national security from espionage. I express my thanks to those who encouraged me to complete and publish both volumes and assisted me in doing so, especially Doug Hubbard, Mark Lowenthal, David Major, Keith Melton, and Jim Olson. I would also like to thank Burton Gerber and Hayden Peake for their insights and ix Preface x suggestions, and for their corrections to the manuscript. Most of all, I would like to thank my colleagues at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and in the intelligence community for their unheralded dedication and tireless devotion to protecting this nation. All statements of fact, opinion, or analysis expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the official positions or views of the CIA or any other US government agency. Nothing in the contents should be construed as asserting or implying US government authentication of information or the CIA’s endorsement of the author’s views. The material has been reviewed by the CIA to prevent the disclosure of classified information. ...