Cold War

:For the generic term for a high-tension rivalry between countries, see cold war (war).

The role of intelligence agencies

The armies of the countries involved rarely had much direct participation in the Cold War; the war was primarily fought by intelligence agencies like the CIA (United States), MI6 (United Kingdom), BND (West Germany), Stasi (East Germany) and the KGB (Soviet Union).

Related Topics:
Intelligence agencies - CIA - MI6 - BND - Stasi - KGB

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The abilities of Echelon, a U.S.-UK intelligence sharing organization that was created during World War II, were used against the USSR, China and their allies. Echelon's heavy U.S.-UK bias led to Canadian (CSIS), New Zealand (NZSIS) and Australian (ASIO) security intelligence agencies participating in the Cold War either as signals intelligence gathering units or as initial processors of raw intelligence.

Related Topics:
Echelon - Canadian - CSIS - New Zealand - NZSIS - Australia - ASIO

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