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David Graham passes away
The voice of Parker has passed on. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj463gx8gyo -
Edward B Johnson, the other CIA officer who pulled off the Argo rescue of US diplomats from Iran (The Daily Telegraph)
Meant to post this last week: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/09/12/edward-johnson-argo-iran-america-diplomats-affleck/ Rest In Peace :(- Grey Havoc
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- 1979 1980 2024 argo canada central intelligence agency cold war early 1980s espionage exfiltration intelligence star iranian revolution islamic iranian revolutionary guards islamic republic of iran julio late 1970s studio six the langley files u.s. army united states
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Beeper as a Weapon
Most odd attack happened today in Lebanon. There are reports on exploding beepers throughout Lebanon allegedly targeting Hezbollah members. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/dozens-hezbollah-members-wounded-lebanon-when-pagers-exploded-sources-witnesses-2024-09-17/... -
Welbum
Hello all, been a minute I am not sure where to post this, but has anyone heard of the Welbum? It's in the same league as the Welrod, Welwand, Welfreighter, and Welman when it comes to British convert R&D at Station IX in WW2. I saw the name pop up while reading about the Welwand and I...- ArmchairSamurai
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- airborne forces british army clandestine insertion combat swimmers espionage great britain irregular warfare special operations special operations executive special reconnaissance station ix war office waterborne infiltration world war ii
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RTX (Raytheon) fined $200m for 750 technical document leaks to China and Russia
RTX has come forward and voluntarily admitted 750 violations of ITAR pertaining to leaks of military information between August 2017 and September 2023. This includes the VC-25 (Air Force One), F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II and the B-2 Spirit stealth, B-1B Lancer and the F/A-18, F-15 and F-16...- WatcherZero
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- 2024 cold war ii collins aerospace cyber warfare cyberwar early 21st century electronic warfare espionage international traffic in arms regulations people's republic of china raytheon russian federation united states
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Numbers Stations
A YouTube series covering 'Numbers Stations' quasi-mysterious shortwave stations, which are widely suspected to be used by various intelligence agencies to contact agents in the field. This series is covering the stations one at a time. When they were more common (In the 1970 - 2000s) time...- Graham1973
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- cold war cold war ii early 21st century eastern bloc elint espionage late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war sigint signals intelligence warsaw pact western europe
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2 South Koreans, Including Army Captain, Allegedly Spied for North
Source: https://www.voanews.com/a/south-koreans-including-army-captain-allegedly-spied-for-north/6550135.html- BullpupRafale
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- cold war ii dprk espionage north korea rok south korea
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German grenade launcher: Panzerknacke.1944
In September 1944, the Soviet secret service succeeded in arresting two German agents, a man and a woman in Soviet army uniforms, whose mission was to travel to Moscow and eliminate Stalin. Without going into the details of Operation Zeppelin, weapons were found : A miniature grenade launcher...- klem
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- covert operations eastern front espionage nazi germany soviet union third reich world war ii
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The world of James Bond
As the movie industry wheels out yet another Bond film I prefer to return to the world of the original, in the pages of Ian Fleming's novels. For those who do not know what Britain was like for most ordinary families in the 50s and 60s, the glamour of the world described by Fleming in his books...