Yes, the CIA
has sleeper agents who infiltrate into unfriendly countries and 'go to sleep',
sometimes for years before being activated- he/she does not communicate with
his or her sponsor or with existing agents, or with U.S. embassies or staff.
They remain invisible.
Sleeper agents have always been around.
Some countries are more successful than others in forming them in different foreign environments.
Sometimes they are teams, but they may be individuals who go about living their
life, blending in under deep cover, and do nothing until an event triggers
their activation.
I enjoyed the Cold War spy drama “The
Americans”, which is based on a true story. In 2010, a cell of Russian Sleeper agents who had been
"hiding in plain sight" in the U.S. for decades was busted by the
FBI. They were later sent back to Russia in a spy swap.
Recently, a former British MI6 agent said that
Britain was infiltrated by a large network of Russian sleeper agents. I hope the
U.S. has not.
Robert Morton is a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) and enjoys writing about the U.S. Intelligence Community. He authors the Corey Pearson- CIA Spymaster series. Check out his latest spy thrillers: MISSION OF VENGEANCE.
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