British Army’s top spy in IRA 'cost more lives than saved’
ODN
More lives were probably lost than saved through the British Army’s operation of its top agent inside the IRA’s internal..
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force. As of 1 January 2024, the British Army comprises 75,166 regular full-time personnel, 4,062 Gurkhas, 26,244 volunteer reserve personnel and 4,557 "other personnel", for a total of 110,029.
More lives were probably lost than saved through the British Army’s operation of its top agent inside the IRA’s internal..