Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Estonian Top NATO Scientist With Security Clearance Busted Spying for China

You have to almost tip your hat towards Chinese spy operations! How did they infiltrate even the Baltic States! It appears Chinese spy operations against Western countries are much better and deeper than has been publicly acknowledged so far! Is this and other, similar recently publicized cases only a tip of the iceberg?

Sentenced only to three years in prison! What! 

"Chinese military intelligence recruited an Estonian national working at a NATO research institution focused on maritime and submarine research ... The spy, Tarmo Kouts, renowned in the Estonian scientific community for his research, was convicted last week and sentenced to three years in prison. The Baltic country’s intelligence services had warned for years of the growing Chinese threat, but the conviction was the first of its kind. So far, Estonia’s counterintelligence service, known domestically by its acronym KAPO, has been praised for its success in catching spies recruited and run by Russia. ..."

The article provides quite some details about the spy's recruitment and handling!

Top NATO Scientist With Security Clearance Busted Spying for China An Estonian military defense scientist, who held a senior role at NATO, was convicted of spying for China last week.

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