british intelligence service
Samlet betegnelse for Storbritanniens statslige efterretnings- og sikkerhedstjenester, herunder MI5, MI6/SIS og GCHQ. Tjenesterne beskytter national sikkerhed og indsamler efterretninger om trusler som terrorisme og spionage. I true crime-sammenhæng optræder de typisk som statens skjulte aktører bag overvågning, infiltration og hemmelige operationer.
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