BSS is the external branch of the British intelligence service that covers foreign espionage. Fleming uses a fictionalized version of the service as the employer of the dashing James Bond. The leader of the actual British Secret Service is often called C for short, which is the inspiration for naming M in the Bond novels.
SMERSH is the brutal Soviet-led anti spy network for which Goldfinger provides financial backing. SMERSH is short for the Russian phrase "Smiert Spionam" which translates as "Death to Spies" and is the motto of the organization.
D.B. III is the model of Aston Martin sports car built in England. Bond's D.B. III has had special modifications, including changeable headlights, reinforced bumpers for ramming, a hidden gun compartment, a homing beacon receiver and several hidden compartments.
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