Ex-KGB Network
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Event Involvements
Events with structured involvement data
The Ex-KGB Network is invoked as one of the implicated criminal/rogue actors moving nuclear materials — their existence is the subject of the UAV photos and the justification for U.S. surveillance and diplomatic outreach.
Mentioned in Bartlet's speech as part of the illicit trafficking ecosystem; they function as the adversarial shadow network motivating the exchange.
Non-state actors operating covertly, creating problems that pressure both states to respond but lacking formal power; they exert influence by virtue of the threat they pose.
Their activity motivates inter-state intelligence work and complicates sovereign jurisdiction, forcing states to reconcile counter‑proliferation with diplomatic norms.
Illicit and decentralized; no formal hierarchy is discussed within the scene.
The Ex-KGB Network is invoked as part of the trafficking pipeline captured in the UAV images; referenced to indicate the sophistication and danger of the proliferation channel Bartlet wants Russia to accept and address.
Mentioned as implicated actors in the trafficking scenes shown in the photographs.
Shadowy, with residual influence from state expertise; contributes to plausible deniability for state actors.
Suggests that Cold War-era personnel complicate post-Soviet security landscapes, forcing state actors to confront hybrid threats.
Fragmented former-agency operatives operating in small cells; motivations vary between profit and residual loyalties.