Q: Is espionage a subset of "intelligence" gathering? ¶
A: Yes, and which includes espionage as well as information gathering from public sources.
Q: Is espionage a crime under the legal code of many nations? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is espionage well documented throughout history? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is espionage considered permissible as many nations recognizes the inevitability of opposing sides seeking intelligence each about the dispositions of the other? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is espionage illegal in the UK under the Official Secrets Acts of 1911 and 1920? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is espionage a violation of United States law, 18 U.S.C? ¶
A: Yes, §§ 792–798 and Article 106a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice". The United States, like most nations, conducts espionage against other nations, under the control of the National Clandestine Service".
Q: Was espionage moved to the civilian control of the Ministry of the Interior? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is espionage often part of an institutional effort by a government or commercial concern? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is espionage not a synonym for all intelligence-gathering disciplines? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is espionage always directed at the most secret operations of a target country? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Was espionage passed in 1899 to the Sûreté générale – an agency originally responsible for order enforcement and public safety – and overseen by the Ministry of the Interior? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is espionage the disclosure of sensitive information to people who are not cleared for that information or access to that sensitive information? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is espionage often great enough that most governments and many large corporations make use of it to varying degrees? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Was espionage first developed? ¶
A: Yes.