Andrew Bustamante is a Former CIA Intelligence Officer and a Private Intelligence consultant.
The CIA is one of the world's most advanced, secretive, shadowy organisations. Only 10% of their officers are field agents and actually have spent time undercover, Andrew is one of those agents. He's also been in charge of nuclear missiles and been multiple cover stories.
Expect to learn why an alarm goes off at least once per hour at every nuclear missile silo across America, how the CIA protects itself from undercover agents being turned against them, what is actually in the President's nuclear football, the levels of clearance above Top Secret, what sort of personality traits the CIA look for, why Edward Snowden got Russian citizenship and much more...
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00:00 Intro
00:48 The Two Types of CIA Officers
04:48 Levels of Seniority in the CIA
13:50 Different Security Clearances
22:37 What is the Nuclear Football?
31:55 Andrew’s Thoughts on Edward Snowden
45:45 What Skills do the CIA Look For?
50:10 Would Lex Fridman Make a Good Agent?
54:24 The Reality of Cover Legends
1:03:50 Dating Rules within the CIA
1:08:06 Who is to Blame for Polarisation in the West?
1:15:16 The Anatomy of Conspiracy
1:25:11 Ultra-wealthy, Apex Predator Personalities
1:41:00 How Andrew Deals with Risk
1:52:06 Where to Find Andrew
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