Super Spies Reality Check

It's a common trope that during the Cold War (and afterwards) America, the UK, the USSR, and sometimes nations beyond these developed super spies, capable of acts of espionage, sabotage, and direct military action worthy of a film deal or two. Often they're subject of super-soldier programs, and achieve abilities beyond the normal man. James Bond, Jason Bourne, Ethan Hunt, and Black Widow to name a few.

Not only do these spies accomplish the unbelievable before breakfast, they also (strangely) often embark on missions that leave international involvement difficult to deny, if not downright impossible, with burning buildings and mass-murdering of enemy soldiers, yet often are assumed to be covert.

How far (and in what ways) can someone follow this trope while:

• Abiding by the laws of science
• Keeping their skills and capabilities within what is technically possible for a human
• Not altering history as we know it today
• Explaining how they could exist while we (as common citizens posting on WB) would have no evidence of their existence, nor probable cause of suspicion that they did, in fact, exist

...And what things will have to be thrown away?

posted over 7 years ago

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