Inside Cold Zero: Brad Thor on Intelligence Operations Gone Wrong

About this episode

Fred Burton interviews Brad Thor about his thriller Cold Zero, which explores the complexities of modern intelligence operations.

People in this episode

Host: Fred Burton

Guest: Brad Thor

Topics covered

• intelligence operations
• CIA
• thriller
• decision-making
• geopolitical tensions
• trust in intelligence

Keywords

• intelligence
• CIA extraction
• Cold Zero
• Brad Thor
• geopolitical tensions
• trust
• decision-making

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIA

Books & works: Cold Zero

Places: Arctic Circle

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