classified operations
Hush-hush military activities
Classified operations are military or intelligence activities kept secret from the public and most government officials.
The term emphasizes both the covert nature of the work and its official secrecy designation—information about such operations is restricted to those with appropriate security clearances.
The agency conducted classified operations throughout the Cold War.
- intelligence agenciesGovernment surveillance and espionage organizations
- encrypted communicationsData scrambled for privacy
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- deep coverProlonged covert infiltration
- national securitySafeguarding a country's interests
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- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- military policydefense strategy, defense budget, military spending, troop deployment, national security
classified operationsdeclared war
Formally announced military aggression
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