Britain’s 007s have had their licences to kill renewed after a gap of nearly 60 years. A minister has revealed real James Bonds can now eliminate enemies in countries other than war zones.
Defence minister Annabel Goldie was asked if UK agents target foes “located in non-belligerent states”. She replied: “The Government may draw on wide a range of tools including lethal force where there is no other effective option.” Bond, currently played by Daniel Craig, has seen off hundreds of adversaries.
But real MI6 agents can only use such licences under the 1994 Intelligence Services Act and need authorisation that protects them from murder charges.
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