Our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never or had very seldom produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union.
The betrayal of trust carries a heavy taboo.
I wasn't privy to all of the intelligence that was coming in about Guatemala...
I'd love to write something for a male protagonist. That's sort of the next frontier for me. I think it'd be really amazing to write the kind of parts that I love for women but for a guy.