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Declassified Secret Document refers to German Space Stations in 1949
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (180+ words) Immediately following the war, both the United States and the Soviet Union launched clandestine operations to secure German scientists, engineers, and technological assets. The most famous of these in the West was Operation Paperclip, which brought hundreds of German rocket…...
Remnants of East German border crossing found at Checkpoint Charlie
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (636+ words) Remnants of the former East German border crossing have been discovered during excavations at Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie site, the Berlin Wall Foundation said on Friday. The finds include parts of boundary walls, asphalt surfaces and the foundation of a command…...
Double trouble: KGB defector’s legacy of terrorism
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1361+ words) Cold War spies’ role in Iran’s war on the West. Iran’s position in the ‘axis of evil’ has never been in doubt since the Islamic revolution in 1978 that overthrew Shah Reza Pahlavi, son of the former Persian empire’s founder, Reza…...
Poison umbrellas, exploding telephones: Inside the epicentre of Cold War spying
2+ week, 3+ day ago (688+ words) September 26, 2026 — 5:00am I dare say I’ve learned a lot in my decades of travel but, until now, never how to crack a safe, fool a lie-detector machine, or conceal a recording device in the heel of a shoe. While I doubt these…...
Beyond Enigma: The wartime Polish codebreakers history forgot
2+ week, 3+ day ago (10+ words) TVP World...
How a summer employee uncovered a British spy in RI's State House
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (79+ words) The Providence Journal How a summer employee uncovered a British spy in RI's State House Metcalf Bowler, a former speaker of the Rhode Island General Assembly, turned spy during the American Revolution In the late 1700s, while Rhode Island and the…...
Secret Hampshire: How a public loo played a pivotal role in a Cold War spy ring
3+ week, 2+ day ago (884+ words) Spy Harry Houghton remarked how the lavatory was "slap-bang opposite the New Alresford police station" Nestled in the heart of Hampshire, Alresford is a picturesque Georgian town known for its colourful high street, historic steam railway and riverside walks. But…...
Children Can Train as Revolutionary Spies at Mount Vernon Next Week
4+ week, 1+ day ago (378+ words) Two special days include cipher wheels, code-breaking, a top-secret scavenger hunt, a Continental Army camp and a Thursday visit from the CIA’s chief historian. MOUNT VERNON, VA — Children who have ever wanted to trade a textbook for a top-secret mission can…...