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Nuclear Secrets (1 of 5) - The Spy from Moscow
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Added June 17, 2009Video Info
| By: | Noodlehorn |
| Category: | Television |
| Length: | 59:24 |
| Resolution: | 608 x 352 |
| Filesize: | 338 MB |
| Language: | English |
| Viewed: | 3645 times |
Soviet Colonel Oleg Penkovsky was a spy in the build-up to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 -
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...Soviet Colonel Oleg Penkovsky was a spy in the build-up to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 -
a conflict which brought people closer than ever to all-out nuclear war.
Penkovsky was one of the highest-ranking Soviet officials ever to spy for the
West, and he risked his life providing an unparalleled amount of information to
MI6 and the CIA. At the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy could turn
to technical evidence unknown to the rest of the world provided by "Agent Hero" –
Penkovsky's codename. His dramatic story and tragic end is highly revealing of KGB
operations at the height of the Cold War.
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The Penkovsky piece is noteworthy having read the "Penkovsky Papers" and the more definitive book, "The Spy Who Saved the World" (a title which may not be hyperbole, it seems).
- Farmer Terry