Is James Bond based on truth? Yesterday, in a rare public speech, the head of spying in the UK said his spies needed new technology to keep up. Is this just like 007?
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Is James Bond based on truth? Yesterday, in a rare public speech, the head of spying in the UK said his spies needed new technology to keep up. Is this just like 007?
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MI6Founded in 1909, it is officially called the Secret Intelligence Service. It came to be known as MI6 (short for Military Intelligence Section 6) during World War Two. is the home of all British spies. It is famous for being secretive. Nobody knows exactly what happens there.
But yesterday, the man who runs MI6 made a speech. He said his spies needed gadgetsA small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an ingenious or new one. - just like James Bond's famous tools.
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Richard MooreA former diplomat who worked in countries such as Iran, which he has called a major threat to the West. is head of MI6. He has been speaking about technology. He says the world is getting better at using gadgets. That means spies should as well.
MI6 has a special section. It is called QShort for "quartermaster", the person responsible for equipping agents.. In the James Bond films, Q gives 007 his special tools. One is a weapon that looks like a pen. Another is a watch that can make explosions. In one film, he even has an invisible car!
Q exists in real life. In World War One, it made cameras that were attached to pigeons. And in 1965, secret agents from the USSRThe United Socialist Soviet Republic, the USA's main rival in the Cold War before it collapsed and broke up into a number of smaller states in 1991. made a gun that looked like a lipstick.
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Is James Bond based on truth?
Some say
Yes! Ian Fleming wrote the James Bond books. He worked with spies and gadgets during World War Two. His books were based on things and people he saw!
No. James Bond is unrealistic! Spying is not about running around killing people. Even the real-life head of MI6 agrees.
Keywords
MI6 - Founded in 1909, it is officially called the Secret Intelligence Service. It came to be known as MI6 (short for Military Intelligence Section 6) during World War Two.
Gadgets - A small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an ingenious or new one.
Richard Moore - A former diplomat who worked in countries such as Iran, which he has called a major threat to the West.
Q - Short for "quartermaster", the person responsible for equipping agents.
USSR - The United Socialist Soviet Republic, the USA's main rival in the Cold War before it collapsed and broke up into a number of smaller states in 1991.
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Glossary
MI6 - Founded in 1909, it is officially called the Secret Intelligence Service. It came to be known as MI6 (short for Military Intelligence Section 6) during World War Two.
Gadgets - A small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an ingenious or new one.
Richard Moore - A former diplomat who worked in countries such as Iran, which he has called a major threat to the West.
Q - Short for “quartermaster”, the person responsible for equipping agents.
USSR - The United Socialist Soviet Republic, the USA’s main rival in the Cold War before it collapsed and broke up into a number of smaller states in 1991.