MI6
London's spy agency
MI6 is the British foreign intelligence service, responsible for gathering intelligence outside the United Kingdom.
The name stands for Military Intelligence, Section 6, though the agency is officially called the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS).
MI6 appears constantly in spy fiction, from James Bond to John le Carré: He worked for MI6 during the Cold War.
UK spy organization
- WhitehallBritish government metonym
- LondonEngland's capital city
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
- CThird alphabet letter
Foreign Office · government · Westminster · Home Office · Cheltenham · Downing Street · diplomatic · Commonwealth
Secret agent designation
- spyCovert information gatherer
- James BondBritish intelligence agent
- QSeventeenth letter, uppercase
- MThirteenth alphabet letter
Moneypenny · gadgets · Aston Martin · martini · Casino Royale · Skyfall · GoldenEye · Goldfinger
Secret military or intelligence activities
- field agentDeployed intelligence operative
- handlerOne who manages something
- tradecraftEspionage methods and skills
- dead dropSecret exchange location
safe house · exfiltration · infiltration · surveillance · human intelligence · diplomatic cover · station chief · case officer
Covert information gatherer
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
mole · double agent · defector · asset · informant · source · reconnaissance · sabotage
Intelligence from communications intercepts
- HUMINTIntelligence from people
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
- encryptionConverting data into code
- cipherHidden writing system
intercept · surveillance · satellite · cyber espionage · code breaking · Bletchley · Enigma · communications
Restricted from disclosure
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- top secretHighest classification level
clearance · need-to-know · redacted · compartmentalized · eyes only · sealed · official secrets · deniable
SIS
UK spy organization
- WhitehallBritish government metonym
- LondonEngland's capital city
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
C · Foreign Office · government · Westminster · Home Office · Cheltenham · Downing Street · diplomatic · Commonwealth
007
Secret agent designation
- spyCovert information gatherer
- James BondBritish intelligence agent
- QSeventeenth letter, uppercase
M · Moneypenny · gadgets · Aston Martin · martini · Casino Royale · Skyfall · GoldenEye · Goldfinger · Dr. No
covert operations
Secret military or intelligence activities
- field agentDeployed intelligence operative
- handlerOne who manages something
- tradecraftEspionage methods and skills
dead drop · safe house · exfiltration · infiltration · surveillance · human intelligence · diplomatic cover · station chief · case officer · black ops
spy
Covert information gatherer
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
undercover · mole · double agent · defector · asset · informant · source · reconnaissance · sabotage · disinformation
SIGINT
Intelligence from communications intercepts
- HUMINTIntelligence from people
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
- encryptionConverting data into code
cipher · intercept · surveillance · satellite · cyber espionage · code breaking · Bletchley · Enigma · communications · signals intelligence
classified
Restricted from disclosure
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
top secret · clearance · need-to-know · redacted · compartmentalized · eyes only · sealed · official secrets · deniable · cover story
- Spy AgenciesCIA, KGB, Mossad, GRU, SIS
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- James Bond007, James Bond, Ian Fleming, Q, M
- Spy Fictionspy, secret agent, double agent, CIA, KGB
- Spy Thrillersspy, double agent, covert ops, classified, intel
- Anglo-American Relationsspecial relationship, Five Eyes, NATO alliance, Lend-Lease, intelligence sharing
MI6MI5
British domestic intelligence agency
domestic intelligence · internal security · domestic surveillance · counterintelligence · counterespionage
MI6KGB
USSR intelligence service
GRU · Stasi · Russian intelligence · Mossad · CIA
- MI6 agentBritish intelligence officer