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'''MI5''' was an [[intelligence agency|intelligence body]] of [[Great Britain]]. In the [[Julian Bashir, Secret Agent]] [[holoprogram]], they believed that the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] were involved in the disappearance of three [[secret agent]]s in [[West Berlin]]. ({{DS9|Change of Heart}}) |
'''MI5''' was an [[intelligence agency|intelligence body]] of [[Great Britain]]. In the [[Julian Bashir, Secret Agent]] [[holoprogram]], they believed that the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] were involved in the disappearance of three [[secret agent]]s in [[West Berlin]]. ({{DS9|Change of Heart}}) |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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The writers of the episode made a common mistake of failing to differentiate between MI5 and MI6. Although the two intelligence bodies exist in today's world in the United Kingdom, MI5 (aka "the Security Service") concerns only the internal [[security]] of the UK itself, while MI6 (aka "the Secret Intelligence Service") takes responsibility for intelligence gathering overseas and espionage [[nation-state|countries]] outside the UK, in similar vein to the differing roles of the FBI and CIA in the [[United States]]. However, MI5 is not a [[police]] agency and does not have powers of arrest. |
The writers of the episode made a common mistake of failing to differentiate between MI5 and MI6. Although the two intelligence bodies exist in today's world in the United Kingdom, MI5 (aka "the Security Service") concerns only the internal [[security]] of the UK itself, while MI6 (aka "the Secret Intelligence Service") takes responsibility for intelligence gathering overseas and espionage [[nation-state|countries]] outside the UK, in similar vein to the differing roles of the FBI and CIA in the [[United States]]. However, MI5 is not a [[police]] agency and does not have powers of arrest. |
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Revision as of 02:02, 1 December 2008
MI5 was an intelligence body of Great Britain. In the Julian Bashir, Secret Agent holoprogram, they believed that the Soviets were involved in the disappearance of three secret agents in West Berlin. (DS9: "Change of Heart")
Background
The writers of the episode made a common mistake of failing to differentiate between MI5 and MI6. Although the two intelligence bodies exist in today's world in the United Kingdom, MI5 (aka "the Security Service") concerns only the internal security of the UK itself, while MI6 (aka "the Secret Intelligence Service") takes responsibility for intelligence gathering overseas and espionage countries outside the UK, in similar vein to the differing roles of the FBI and CIA in the United States. However, MI5 is not a police agency and does not have powers of arrest.