Case file 026Power & Secrets
Cold War on Thin Ice
Two Americans searched an abandoned Soviet Arctic station for secrets, then trusted a bomber and a balloon line to bring them off the ice.
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Power & Secrets
Espionage, covert operations and the disputed history of power behind closed doors.
Case file 024Power & Secrets
Who Really Shot Bobby Kennedy?
Robert Kennedy was shot after a California election victory, leaving a convicted gunman and enduring disputes about what happened in the hotel pantry.
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Guy Fawkes - the Fall Guy?
A warning letter exposed a plan to kill James I and Parliament, but did the government know more than it admitted?
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Captives of the Atomic Age
Ten German scientists heard the Hiroshima news inside a bugged English house, exposing rival explanations for their failure to build an atomic bomb.
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Case file 008Power & Secrets
The Typewriter Was Listening
An extra coil inside an American embassy typewriter exposed Soviet bugs that could betray documents before the words ever reached a cipher.
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