5. Double Agents in the Backyard
The shadow war extended to double agents, who lived seemingly normal lives among unsuspecting neighbors. The FBI successfully flipped some KGB operatives, while Moscow also recruited American insiders. Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent, famously spied for the Russians from suburban Virginia, betraying secrets for over two decades (FBI: Robert Hanssen). These betrayals often unfolded right in the heart of American suburbia.
