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  • Shortwave spy stations, still transmitting years after the Cold War

    Shortwave spy stations, still transmitting years after the Cold War

    I’ve been reading a number of John Le Carré books lately, which are mostly fictional thrillers about Cold War spies. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a particularly good one. So in that vein, I’ve been reading about ’60s spycraft, including how they used to communicate. In the pre-internet days, these spies…