No Cloak, No Dagger

A Professor's Secret Life Inside the CIA

Lester Paldy (Author)

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No Cloak, No Dagger

A Professor's Secret Life Inside the CIA

Lester Paldy (Author)

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Lester Paldy, a distinguished professor, was tapped by the CIA in 1988 to join the Agency for a “trial run” as they faced a troubling new situation in Russia. That “temporary” assignment would last for 25 years, during which he would find himself tested by a shifting set of responsibilities, his ability to penetrate secret sites, his expertise in approaching and assessing targets for potential value to the Agency, and his personal commitment to breaking down long-held barriers between the CIA and the FBI. He achieved this by demonstrating to CIA officers and FBI special agents how to approach scientists in ways that fit smoothly into their research and organizational cultures. As long as Les Paldy remained at the CIA, officers and special agents from both intelligence bases would benefit from this unexpected opportunity.
Even today, years after his official departure from the Agency, Les Paldy is invited to brief intelligence officers and special agents. And now, the author extends an invitation to every reader to join him on his life-changing journey as the professor with “No Cloak, No Dagger.”

Chapter 1. In the Beginning…
Chapter 2. Entry on Duty-Day
Chapter 3. Into the Nuclear Archipelago
Chapter 4. Blasts from the Past
Chapter 5. Negotiation End Game
Chapter 6. Moscow and Kyiv
Chapter 7. New Man in the Office
Chapter 8. Man in the Middle
Chapter 9. A CIA That Looks Like America
Chapter 10. Views from the Field
Chapter 11. Churning and Travel
Chapter 12. Leadership and Morale
Chapter 13. Time for Choices
Chapter 14. Disarming Nuclear Ukraine
Chapter 15. Expendable Contractor
Chapter 16. Airborne Again
Chapter 17. Playing the Long Game
Chapter 18. New Threat, Usual Suspects
Epilogue
About the Author

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Published	19 Mar 2024
Format	Hardback
Edition	1st
Extent	300
ISBN	9781538182147
Imprint	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions	236 x 157 mm
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Lester Paldy

Lester Paldy enlisted in the Marine Corps during t…

This is a unique book from an insider–outsider, filled with sagacious observations … It enhances the already well-populated genre of CIA memoirs.

International Affairs
You'll find this story intriguing. Perhaps more valuable, you'll feel justly proud to learn how those from varied backgrounds can serve our country well, in concise, clear ways.

ClearanceJobs
This captivating memoir follows a professor's journey from lecture hall deep into the hidden passages of espionage. Les Paldy's eloquent prose and insider's perspective pulls you into his covert life of camaraderie, intrigue, and courage. If you are an espionage fan, No Cloak, No Dagger opens a door into an undisclosed side of the business!

Mike Mears, Retired CIA Chief of Human Capital (HR)
Les Paldy is one of a kind. His scientific and academic credentials gave him entrée to America's most intractable enemies. His intellectual prowess and ability to engage foreign scientists provided CIA with eyes and ears in places others could not reach. His bravery and enthusiasm in planning and undertaking dangerous and difficult missions produced stunning results.

Elinor Houghton Kelly, former senior CIA official and innovator
Les Paldy contributed to our national security for well over 24 years by going to places where US intelligence officers were forbidden to go to identify the vulnerabilities of some of our foreign adversaries' top weapons scientists. He worked with my team to sensitize our officers and FBI special agents to ways to approach foreign scientists for recruitment as clandestine sources. This was a crucial skill that heretofore had been missing in intelligence community training.

James Lawler, former chief, CIA Counterproliferation Division
Les served for many years as a teacher, mentor, traveling companion, and sounding board for myself and countless others in CIA's Russia House. His knowledge and boundless enthusiasm made us smarter and more effective in countering Russia's efforts.

Laura Vollenweider, former CIA Intelligence Officer