The CIA: from intelligence to covert actions

Yet the CIA remains America’s prime bulwark against unfriendly (and some more friendly)  powers. It employed 21,575 people as of 2022. (For comparison, MI6 has 3,644.) Though it tries to

focus on intelligence gathering and analysis, the agency remains vulnerable to presidents who enjoy commissioning covert operations. 

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