Lonely Planet Kids - How to be an International Spy: Your Training Manual, Should You Choose to Accept it

CONTENTS

SPIES LIKE US

Types of Secrets

Types of Spies

Spies in History

The Great War

World War II

The Cold War

WHICH SIDE ARE
YOU ON?

Spying in the USA

And the Others...

Spying in the UK

Spying in Russia

Spying in China

Spying in Israel

Spying in France

Five Eyes FVEY

DOUBLE
IDENTITY

Code Names

Build Your Own HQ

Security Measures

None Shall Pass

CODE BREAKING

Common Codes

Steganography

Invisible Ink

Numbers Stations

Quantum Encryption

OUT IN THE
FIELD

Getting Ready for
Field Work

Tracking

The Human Trail

Fingerprints

Surveillance

Shadowing

Spotting a Tail

Recognizing People

Transform!

Clothing

Spy Rings

Radio Chatter

Getting Caught

Secret Signs

Diversions

Going off the Grid

ANIMAL SPIES

The Unusual Suspects

Little Spies

AWESOME
GADGETS

I See You!

Stop Bugging Me!

Keeping Control

Cool Cars

Spy Boats

Spy Planes

Drones

Stealth Aircraft

Satellites

Make Your Own Gadgets

THE INTERNET

Mind-Bending Encryption

Prime Numbers

Digital Footprints

Cyber Attack!

Threats

Malware

Sabotage

Mobile Malware

Up Close and Personal

Big Brother

Surveillance in Action!

Protect Yourself

Track the Agent!

THE SPY
CHALLENGE!

GLOSSARY

INDEX

SO YOU WANT
TO BE TO A SPY?

Well its going to
involve a lot of tough
preparation. Only the
very best recruits can
become fully fledged
agents who we trust
out in the field.
However, if you think
you have it in you,
then get ready for
some serious training.

In this book you will discover what it takes to be a spy.
Learn the art of SECRET CODES , practise tailing people
and building secret dossiers, discover amazing GADGETS
and much more. At the end of some sections you will get
a heads-up on KEYWORDS to remember and each step
will elevate you from the rank of RECRUIT through to
a full-blown SECRET AGENT .

To be a successful spy, you must first know what it is a spy
actually does. Lets see what the dictionary says:

Definition of a SPY :

A spy works for a government or organization to secretly
obtain information on an enemy or competitor. The
professional term for spying is ESPIONAGE .

TYPES OF SECRETS

Can you keep a secret? If you cant then
youre going to have real trouble its
one of the most important aspects of
the job! The secrets you might
be dealing with fall into three
basic areas:

MILITARY SECRETS

Knowing how many troops the enemy
has, where they are located and how well
they are armed is vital to any country,
especially in times of war. Knowing the
strength of an enemy means you can
find weak points or launch surprise
attacks against them. But its not just
governments who try to discover such
information; military secrets can also
be used by terrorists to pick out targets
and find their weaknesses.

INDUSTRIAL SECRETS

Imagine a technology company learning
the secrets of a competitor months
before they announce a new phone
then immediately launching their own
version based on this stolen technology.
Or a pharmaceutical company releasing
a new drug before their rival, who spent
many years developing it. This kind
of industrial and corporate espionage
really does happen!

POLITICAL SECRETS

From blackmailing politicians
about their private lives through to
discovering sensitive information
about a countrys economy,
political secrets are just as valuable
as technological ones. Imagine
knowing how a government intends
to act towards other countries and
even who they are spying on.

TYPES OF SPIES

MOLES

Moles are hidden deep within governments
or organizations. As part of their job they will
have access to secret files, although they wont
usually steal these unless instructed to do so.

DOUBLE AGENTS

These sneaky spies often pretend to spy for
one country, when in fact they are spying for
another. For example, an American agent spying
in Russia decides to pass false information back
to America while actually passing on secret
information to the Russians. The real skill of
a double agent is creating and distributing
disinformation information that sounds real
enough but is actually a lie.

SLEEPER AGENTS

Sleepers dont fall asleep on the job (never a
wise move for any spy!). Instead, they work their
way through the ranks of governments or other
organizations, accessing secrets that would
otherwise be almost impossible to get. Sleeper
agents often dont spy for many years and are only
activated when needed.

DEFECTORS

Sometimes you just dont agree with the boss
and want to switch sides. That makes you a
defector, and a very dangerous person at that.
If you become a defector, youll have to watch
your back at all times.