ALTHOUGH THE number of people who work at the Central Intelligence Agency “cannot be disclosed” the actual number is thought to be around 21,000. Among this sprawling empire of intelligence specialists are men and women like Ric Prado, members of the elite Special Activities Division (SAD). Prado, a 24-year veteran of the CIA, had very personal reasons for joining the Agency, as he explains in our first installment of a Popular Mechanics video series on his life and career as a “shadow warrior” (below).
