Hanssen's Espionage Impact and Details

The video details the espionage activities of Robert Hanssen, an American who betrayed the U.S. by providing classified information to the KGB. His actions led to a significant mole hunt by the FBI, which initially misidentified the traitor. Hanssen used traditional spycraft methods, such as dead drops, to pass secrets without revealing his identity. The investigation into the leaks was extensive, but the true mole was not immediately discovered.

Who was Robert Hanssen?

• An FBI director

• An American traitor who worked with the KGB

• A Soviet double agent

• A CIA agent who caught Soviet spies

What was Hanssen's first act of treachery?

• Hacking into the Pentagon

• Revealing the identities of CIA informants

• Destroying US military plans

• Stealing money from the FBI

How did Hanssen deliver secrets to the Soviets?

• Through encrypted emails

• Via face-to-face meetings

• Using dead drops

• By sending letters

What was the impact of Hanssen's espionage on US intelligence?

• It strengthened US-Soviet relations

• It severely compromised US intelligence operations

• It led to the capture of Soviet spies

• It had no significant impact

What was the FBI's initial conclusion about the mole?

• They thought it was a computer error

• They identified the wrong person

• They believed it was a Soviet defector

• They immediately caught Hanssen