COVCOM
A code word signifying a Covert Communication.
NONCONSCIOUS
Mental functions that are not available to consciousness or memory
Reverse this string, dividing it into groups of 3 removing all groups that end up being 000 and then convert from decimal to ASCII.
4va
ens
ive
p7u
m2s
it
sr
m5r
Split into 2 groups of 4, interleave them: 4vam2sensitivesrp7um5r
Remove the spurious ‘m’ instances: 4va2sensitivesrp7u5r
This next part is a stretch. The P7 is a 9mm handgun. Replace it with 9.
4va2sensitivesr9u5r
PROFILE
The sum of all aspects of an operative or target's overt physical and behavioral persona.
OWVL
One Way Voice Link. A shortwave radio link used to transmit a prerecorded and enciphered message to an operative in a hostile area..
Reverse to 9ua4devu=w.5z
First number is 9. Replace = with 9 (same as first number)
Second number is .5. Replace .5 with 2 (0.5 x 4 - the second number is 2)
We get another passcode - 9ua4blackdevu9w2z
PSYCHOMETRICS
The area of psychology focused on mental testing.
Converting the numbers to letters → PUMGDLVLFIDFJFSR
Applying a affine of 3 and 3 → EXDBAUGUSTASCSFW
letters to numbers in relevant slots we get a new passcode - 5xd2augustas3s6w
NO COMEBACKS
Carrying out an assassination in such a manner that it can not be traced back to the agency ordering the hit. A clean hit.
RESIDUAL
Traces that an operation has taken place. No residual means that there is no trace of the operation.
ASSEMBLAGE
Artifacts discovered together and presumed to have been used at the same time or for similar tasks.
THE EYE
A surveillance team operative who has the target under visual observation at any given moment in time.
IN SITU
Latin for In Position. In archaeology, to signify the study of an object unmoved from its original position.
PHOTINT
Photographic Intelligence, renamed IMINT (Image Intelligence). Usually involves high-altitude reconnaissance image gathering using spy satellites, aircraft or UAVs.
FREE ASSOCIATION
A mental exercise in which a person gives a running account of their thoughts, wishes, physical sensations, and any mental images as they are occurring.
PRESQUE VU
The moment just prior to experiencing an epiphany
Read by column
163 361 310 ……
Add 2 to each number
165 363 312 …..
Divide by 3
55 121 104 ….
Convert from decimal to ascii to get: 7yh6augustaw6q9z
Replace “augusta” with her last name and you get a new passcode 7yh6byronw6q9z
RATIONALIZATION
A mental defense mechanism, described by Freud, by which logic is used to explain away irrational behavior.
MISDIRECTION
A staple tactic for conjurers and magicians. In counterintelligence, it refers to the providing of a plausible explanation for an event caused by something else.
IN EXTREMIS
An exceptionally urgent situation requiring that immediate action be taken to minimize loss of life.
THE SOLVE
The solution to a specific puzzle or problem. Any solve properly understood will lead to more questions.
BARYOGENESIS
Refers to the as yet unresolved process in physics that results in our universe appearing to contain much more matter than anti-matter.
QUASIPARTICLES
An effect by which particles traveling through solids can behave as though they were particles with completely different properties traveling through free space.
BEDLAM
Confusion, chaos and uproar.
The word derives from Bethlem Royal Hospital, a treatment facility for the insane founded in the 13th century
MAGNETIC MONOPOLE
A theorized particle with properties like a magnet with only one of a “north” or “south” end.
Was thought to have been detected on Valentine's Day, 1982 at Stanford University, but no experiment has ever been able to reproduce this detection.
WINDOW DRESSING
Ancillary details included in an intelligence operation to convince observers that what they are seeing is real.