The concept of state security in the socio-political thought of V.N. Klembovsky
The article examines the views of military general, intelligence theoristand counterintelligence V.N. Klembovsky on ensuring the security of the state from an external enemy. Events of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. They testify to the expansion of the scale of the “secret war”, a situation when opposing states use spies to nd out secret information about the enemy in order to in ict maximum damage to him. General V.N. Klembovsky, participant the Russo-Japanese War, using these historical examples, proves the need for systematic intelligence activities to obtain secret information about the enemy’s preparations for the upcoming war and at the same time - the need for counter-espionage to counter the in ux of enemy agents, which is a single process. According to V.N. Klembovsky, such systematic intelligence and counterintelligence activities should ensure the security of the state from an external threat.