I was thinking about James Bond. I don't get it. He's got a Special "double-O" license to kill but I don't get it.

Explain to me how I don't have the identical license to kill for the British government, or for any government - even if they've never heard of me. He can get inserted, he can get extricated; it seems he usually has to manage the latter himself and I can insert you into literally any nation on the planet if you can parachute. We could even take a commercial flight or a bumpy Range Rover ride.

What's so special about James Bond's "Special 00 designation".
The 00 stands for "Agent with a license to kill". He has the authority to accomplish his missions by any means necessary, including killing other 00 agents.

James Bond is called James Bond 007 because initially he was on a mission to Russia and the ISD code for Russia is 007.