Threat Assessment

noun a government agency or department responsible for preventing or thwarting enemy espionage and intelligence activities

adjective relating to the activities of counterintelligence

• Counterintelligence is a crucial aspect of national security to protect against espionage.
• The counterintelligence team is always on the lookout for spies and infiltrators.
• The feds have some serious counterintelligence going on to catch those sneaky spies.
• In the game of espionage, counterintelligence is like playing chess to anticipate your opponent's moves.

noun A list of people or things to be killed or eliminated

• The government official was reviewing the kill list of known terrorists.
• Did you hear about the new recruit who made it onto the kill list?
• I can't believe he's on the hit list now.
• Her to-do list is so long, it's like a kill list for productivity.