Discuss on Masterman sets out the case for the leadership of a counterintelligence service to have a formal program to operate coordinated double-agent operations against an adversary. He lists seven advantages of such a program including the ability to identify and apprehend previously unknown adversary agents (counterespionage) and the capability to deceive the adversary. Is one of these two more important than the other and, if so, why? In the case of a single double agent, are these two advantages mutually exclusive or could both be achieved? If both, are there any risks?
