Cold War Deception and Modern Intelligence Training
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Summary
The article discusses a Cold War deception by the KGB involving forged documents in U.S. war plans and a modern-day training session on disinformation for a U.S. intelligence agency. The session proposed a game to spot fake documents from the 1969 leak, but the idea was rejected.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIn 1969, the KGB pulled off one of the cleverest deceptions of the Cold War.
I proposed a game of spot-the-fake using the 1969 leak.
The exercise would test whether the intelligence officers could recognize one of the best forgeries in the history of spycraft.
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