Explore CIA’s Coolest Spy Stories

Gerald · 08-12-20, 07:52 AM

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Are you fascinated by spy stories? Then you’ll love this collection of unusual tales from our archives.
Find out the secrets that made Area 51 so mysterious.

Meet one of the real-life inspirations for James Bond.

Discover what happened to James Donovan, the main character from the Hollywood blockbuster “Bridge of Spies,” after the events of the film.

These and many other cool spy stories are waiting for you to explore below:

https://www.cia.gov/news-information...y-stories.html

https://www.cia.gov/news-information...egotiator.html

https://www.cia.gov/news-information...the-night.html

This is just a "sampling" of different events true or not. It's all about how the viewer sees it.

mapuc · 08-12-20, 12:41 PM

I heard one of these in an episode of NASA unexplained files yesterday.

How they manage to temporary steal Lunik 5(I think it was) for some hours and put it back on the lorry. In a neck of time.

Markus

vienna · 08-12-20, 05:05 PM

If you read the stories, do they have to kill you?...

<O>

Sean C · 08-13-20, 12:14 AM

If you like that, you might also like this:

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Murphy's Law at the National Security Agency

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Five years ago the National Security Agency (NSA) once again released David Boak's History of U.S. Communications Security, this time almost completely unredacted. A most interesting document with lectures about various crypto topics, but at the very end there's a chapter titled "Murphy’s Law", and it's a fun read.

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Some security violations, no jokes but actual incidents, ended up in the COMSEC lectures. They even kept records of security violations, publicized them and ran contests to see what organization could go longest without violation. I won't reveal how they end, you'll have to read it yourself, and there are more stories to discover...

Full article at Dirk Rijmenants' site.

Direct link to David Boak's History of U.S. Communications Security. (Go to page 313 of the pdf ... or read the whole thing if you're into crypto.)

Gerald · 08-14-20, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Nathaniel B.

If you like that, you might also like this:

Full article at Dirk Rijmenants' site.

Direct link to David Boak's History of U.S. Communications Security. (Go to page 313 of the pdf ... or read the whole thing if you're into crypto.)

Interesting! Thanks for the tip.

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08-12-20, 12:41 PM	#2
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,905 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	I heard one of these in an episode of NASA unexplained files yesterday. How they manage to temporary steal Lunik 5(I think it was) for some hours and put it back on the lorry. In a neck of time. Markus