The revival of the counterspy,  ‘Active Measures Working Group’ amid renewed Russian threats

The revival of the counterspy, ‘Active Measures Working Group’ amid renewed Russian threats

The bill will require the U.S. President to “establish an interagency committee to counter Russian active measures,” according to Senate press release issued in May.

Citing an anonymous U.S. intelligence source, the new group would be modeled on the now defunct “Active Measures Working Group,” a Cold War-era committee erected in the 1980s to expose covert operations by the Soviet Union.

Russia deploys new nuclear-capable missiles along NATO border

Russia deploys new nuclear-capable missiles along NATO border

Deploying nuclear warheads in Kaliningrad would be a separate and serious phase of escalation, he said. Konovalov said arming the missiles with nuclear warheads would be a return to a full-scale Cold War, something he said nobody wanted.