British intelligence revealed a Christmas puzzle: try to solve it
British spies put their riddles on holiday cards from 2015.
The General Directorate of Government Communications, Intelligence, Cyber Security and Security of Great Britain (GCHQ) has shown a traditional puzzle that it offers to solve.
The Associated Press writes about it.
British spies put their riddles on holiday cards sent on behalf of GCHQ director Anne Kist-Butler. They started doing this in 2015, but the process has already become an annual tradition.
Kist-Butler hopes the puzzle inspires young people to study science, technology, engineering and math, and to consider careers in cyber security and intelligence. In addition, the riddles also debunk myths about the work of intelligence – for example, that all spies work exclusively in solitude, as James Bond did.
This year's puzzle is a map of Great Britain containing…
