Why Do Spies Love Poison So Much?

by Charles MudedePoison in the noir film D.O.AThe spies of our late age of social media and assault rifles are still committed to blackmail and poison. In this respect they have more in common with the courtiers of an Elizabethan play than the villains and heroes of a Hollywood spy thriller. James Bond settles matters with his gadgets. Bullets blast and fly in the Bourne series. But in the real world of spies, poison is the way to get the thing done. From the BBC:North Korean leader Kim Jong-un'