SPECTRE

== SPECTRE's History== SPECTRE (SPecial Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion) is a shadowy terrorist organization devoted to world conquest by violent means. Headed by the rogue genius Ernst Stavro Blofeld, SPECTRE traces its roots back to such groups as the Gestapo and the Mafia. During the 50's and 60's, SPECTRE played both sides in the Cold War against each other in the hopes of gaining control themselves. MI-6 agent James Bond played a major part in thwarting SPECTRE's schemes, although not without cost: Blofeld and SPECTRE were responsible for the assassination of Bond's wife, Tracy.