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Top NATO Scientist With Security Clearance Busted Spying for China

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An Estonian military defense scientist, who held a senior role at NATO, was convicted of spying for China last week.

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Jaanus Lensment / Ekspress Meedia (Estonia)

TALLINN, Estonia—Chinese military intelligence recruited an Estonian national working at a NATO research institution focused on maritime and submarine research, The Daily Beast has learned.

The spy, Tarmo Kõuts, renowned in the Estonian scientific community for his research, was convicted last week and sentenced to three years in prison.

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