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terrykc · 21st Aug 2019, 5:12 pm

I remember reading about that bug in the seal - presumably in 1960 but didn't realise how old it was. If it only took seven years before it was found and was presented in 1945, presumably it was discovered on 1952.

So why didn't we hear about it for another 8 years? Is it possible that, having discovered what was inside it, they used it to plant false information and didn't tell anybody about it until the USSR finally realised that they had been tricked.

21st Aug 2019, 5:12 pm	#5
terrykc Rest in Peace Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, UK. Posts: 515	Re: The Cold War spy technology which we all use - Theremin I remember reading about that bug in the seal - presumably in 1960 but didn't realise how old it was. If it only took seven years before it was found and was presented in 1945, presumably it was discovered on 1952. So why didn't we hear about it for another 8 years? Is it possible that, having discovered what was inside it, they used it to plant false information and didn't tell anybody about it until the USSR finally realised that they had been tricked.