A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer who specialized in convincing Russians to become spies for the US government has revealed the various tactics he used to persuade people to commit treason against their country.
Jim Olson is a veteran of the CIA, who worked tirelessly for the US during the height of the Cold War in Moscow and spent more than 30 years with the agency.
As a an officer of the CIA, Jim learned how to persuade major forces in the Russian Federation to switch sides and feed the US a wave of information about the happenings on the other side of the world.
After spending the majority of his time with the organization overseas, Jim learned the top ways to recruit Russians and was even taught 'how to drink like a spy' at the 'farm,' which is the CIA's training facility.
While speaking to Eamon Javers, who is the host of the podcast The Crimes of Putin's Traders, he revealed how he used promises of healthcare, money and even education to get Russians to turn on each other and what you can do to get anyone on your side.
'Our number one job is to recruit, we need new blood all the time. We need human sources,' Jim told the CNBC correspondent.
'Nothing is better than a human source, someone in that foreign government, who can bring out the materials you need.'
He also revealed that they were taught how to handle their liquor and avoid over-drinking while talking to Russians.
Jim explained that a big part of his job was finding individuals who were willing to sell their secrets for a price - adding that he had to figure out the cost that would make them change their ways.
Before divulging the deep secrets that led him to get Russians on his team, the CIA officer said that these techniques were 'universal' - adding that Chinese and Russian authorities used them as well.
'I call it the recruitment cycle. It's very systematic. We study how to recruit human sources,' he said.
'The starting point is that every human being has needs. It sounds cynical but it is true. Our job is to find those foreigners that have secrets that we need and want and are willing to give us those secrets for something we offer.'
He explained that as an officer they had to find out what would compel them to betray their country.
'They will risk their lives if we satisfy their needs,' he added.
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