Really. It sounds like a James Bond Cold War thriller. See:
<http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/iran-nuclear-scientist-defects-us-cia-intelligence-coup/story?id=10231729&page=1>http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/iran-nuclear-scientist-defects-us-cia-intelligence-coup/story?id=10231729
Good for U.S. intel! They get it right sometimes.
There is a James Bond movie, Casino Royale, in which the spy master M
sighs and says "Christ, I miss the Cold War." Hilarious! I'll bet
some of those people do miss the Cold War.
- Jed