ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Black operation

Hello, little one! So, you know how sometimes when you play hide and seek, you have a secret hiding spot that only you and your best friend know about? Well, imagine if your best friend was the government and your hiding spot was a super secret mission they sent you on. That's what a black operation is!

A black operation is a secret mission that a government or military organization carries out without telling anyone else. It's kind of like a secret mission that only certain people know about. The people who carry out these operations are usually highly trained and have to keep their mission a secret from everyone, even their friends and family.

Black operations can involve all sorts of things like espionage, sabotage, and assassination. They are usually carried out to gather information, disrupt enemy operations, or gain an advantage over a rival nation. Sometimes, these missions are so secret that even the government leaders who authorized them don't know all the details.

But just like you and your friend keeping your hiding spot a secret, black operations can also be very risky. If the mission fails or is discovered, it could cause a lot of problems for the people involved and even for innocent people around them. That's why it's important that these missions are only carried out when absolutely necessary and by people who are trained to do them safely and successfully.