There have been a number of times in the United States history where there have been secret and top secret information has been disclosed or sold to another nation. Two of these occasions, unrelated, were because of Robert Philip Hanssen and Noshir Sheriarji Gowadia. Hanssen was an FBI agent who decided to sell top foreign intelligence and laundry list of other top secret information to Soviet Russian intelligence agencies. Hanssen’s actions are considered espionage because he was purposefully hiding what he was doing while employed by the FBI and using his clearance for his personal gain. Gowadia sold his own work in which he developed while working for Northrop Corp, which was actually selling military secrets. Gowadia sold these military secrets to China which resulted in the development of similar aircraft. The result of the actions of these two men was great damage to national security and putting at risk the safety of many, many people of not only the United States, but many people across the globe. …show more content…
The information in which Hanssen disclosed to Russia covered all sorts of topics that included, attack plans, defense plans, nuclear energy, foreign intelligence, and even how the president is protected. The result of some of the intelligence that Hanssen disclosed resulted in the immediate execution of at least three spies and many more over time (“Robert Hanssen,” 2015). In addition to that, Hanssen essentially had a hand in helping the most wanted man in history, Usama bin Laden, evade capture. Not only this but the fact that intelligence and secrets of secret intelligence agencies were disclosed hurts the reputation of the United States greatly. Although, this doesn’t soften the damage which Gowadia caused. Military secrets can be some of the most important. If a war breaks out, military advantage is important to