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Read more about the article Spies in Uniform: The US Military Liaison Mission in East Germany

Spies in Uniform: The US Military Liaison Mission in East Germany

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  • Post published:March 9, 2022
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Spies in Uniform: The US Military Liaison Mission in East Germany Beginning in 1947, a fascinating and little-known chapter of the Cold War opened in West Berlin with the establishment…

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Read more about the article Hidden Rubles in a Hollow Brick

Hidden Rubles in a Hollow Brick

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  • Post published:September 29, 2021
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Disguised objects for use as dead drop containers required an incredible amount of research, experimentation, and testing before they could be used for high-risk operations in the field. The slightest imperfection could…

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Read more about the article Double Agent Down Under: Kay Marshall and the KGB

Double Agent Down Under: Kay Marshall and the KGB

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  • Post published:September 10, 2021
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In 1958, a Soviet diplomat and KGB agent named Everly Lutsky approached Kay Marshall, who worked as a passport officer for the British High Commission in New Zealand and asked her to…

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Read more about the article Episode #16 – An NSA Agent Abroad with Dr. Eric Haseltine

Episode #16 – An NSA Agent Abroad with Dr. Eric Haseltine

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  • Post published:September 6, 2021
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxbEyuFPWqI Podcast Episode #16 - An NSA Agent Abroad with Dr. Eric Haseltine One of the most sophisticated technical operations of the Cold War was conducted by the KGB in…

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Read more about the article East German Sedan with a Secret

East German Sedan with a Secret

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  • Post published:September 6, 2021
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The East German Stasi were infamous for their creation of a near-total surveillance state during the Cold War. Besides their enormous and allencompassing human intelligence network, which involved a significant fraction of the…

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Read more about the article Face Off – A CIA Disguise in Action

Face Off – A CIA Disguise in Action

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  • Post published:August 11, 2021
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CIA disguise artist Jonna Mendez removes an elaborate mask and wig, revealing her true identity to President George H. W. Bush in the Oval Office in the early 1990s. The moment…

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Read more about the article Russian Stagecraft: The Ryan Fogle Debacle

Russian Stagecraft: The Ryan Fogle Debacle

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  • Post published:August 4, 2021
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  In May 2013, the Central Intelligence Agency suffered one of its most embarrassing fiascoes in recent memory. Not embarrassing in the sense that illegal or immoral activities were brought…

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Read more about the article Episode #11 – The Sacrifices of Adolf Tolkachev with David E. Hoffman

Episode #11 – The Sacrifices of Adolf Tolkachev with David E. Hoffman

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIhN2fCK0rk Podcast Episode #11 - The Sacrifices of Adolf Tolkachev: A Soviet CIA Asset with David E. Hoffman Adolf Tolkachev was an avionics engineer who had volunteered to spy for…

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Read more about the article Episode #10 – An Ex-KGB Spy in America with Jack Barsky & Chelsea Dittrich

Episode #10 – An Ex-KGB Spy in America with Jack Barsky & Chelsea Dittrich

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  • Post published:July 19, 2021
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDZla95yUsk An Ex-KGB Spy in America with Jack Barsky & Chelsea Dittrich Born in East Germany as Albrecht Dittrich, he was spotted and assessed for intelligence work while still in…

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Read more about the article Poison Perfume: How the GRU Hunted Down a Defector in England

Poison Perfume: How the GRU Hunted Down a Defector in England

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  • Post published:July 6, 2021
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Introduction Glasnost and the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 did nothing to slow down the operations of the Chamber, Russia’s assassination laboratory. If anything, their operations expanded…

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