A clandestine operation is an intelligence or military operation carried out in such a way that the operation goes unnoticed by the general population or specific ‘enemy’ forces. The US Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms defines “clandestine operation” as “An operation sponsored or conducted by governmental departments or agencies in such a way as to assure secrecy or concealment. A clandestine operation differs from a covert operation in that emphasis is placed on concealment of the operation rather than on concealment of the identity of the sponsor.
The bulk of clandestine operations are related to the gathering of intelligence, typically by both people and by hidden sensors. Placement of underwater or land-based communications cable taps, cameras, microphones, traffic sensors, monitors such as sniffers, and similar systems require that the mission go undetected and unsuspected.
Chronological History of Events that Involve Clandestine Operations
Operation Keelhaul: The Forced Repatriation of 2.5 Million Soviet Freedom Lovers back to the USSR Gulags by the US and Allies in a ‘Gross Violation of the Geneva Convention’
Operation Paperclip is Implemented to Bring 1600 German Eugenicists, Scientists, Doctors, Technicians, and Engineers to the U.S. for Employment in Exchange for Immunity
“Manhattan Project” to build Atomic Bomb was Approved by President Roosevelt. What did the Manhattan Project have to do with Water Fluoridation?
