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In 1977, the Australian Intelligence Service (ASIO) faced one of the biggest betrayals in its history. Ian George Peacock, a former Royal Australian Air Force pilot and ASIO's chief operations officer in Sydney, was identified as a KGB missile. At the height of the Cold War, he sold vital information about Australia's programs, technologies and international cooperation to the Soviets. This betrayal continued for six years and eventually caused Australia's national security to be severely affected. Frustrated with his job and dissatisfied with his professional development, Peacock decided to cheat. Using his operational skills and access to top secret information, he provided valuable information to the KGB. For this betrayal, he received a lot of money from the KGB. In the 1980s, with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the disclosure of secrets by KGB defectors, more information about Peacock's betrayal came to light. ASIO tried hard to get Peacock to confess, but he denied everything and there was no credible evidence against him. Peacock died in 2006 and took his secrets to the grave. But the story of his betrayal was only the beginning of a more complicated story. He was paid by the KGB to find a replacement for himself. ASIO's efforts to identify and arrest this possible successor are still ongoing and many questions remain unanswered. Peacock's betrayal not only damaged ASIO's reputation, but also caused many innocent officers to fall under suspicion and have their lives affected. This tragic story of human frailty and the dire effects of betrayal on national security remains one of Australia's greatest security challenges. Source: • Unmasking the Australian spy who sold... #realspiesstories #realspystories ????????????Financial support???????????? ✌️For financial support if you are inside Iran✌️ https://hamibash.com/whiteflagpodcast ✌️And if you are outside Iran✌️ https: //paypal.me/etarighat