Hacking the Gibson

Season 6 Episode 11 - Operation Ivy Bells


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In the mid-80’s, Cold War spy games between the United States and USSR were taking place all over the world. Playing a hunch, US intelligence and the Navy were able to find and tap undersea cables carrying unencrypted Soviet communications. Info they gained from the tap helped guide negotiations on a landmark nuclear arms treaty. This week, we’ll talk about how they did it, what they learned, and why it came to an abrupt end.
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Hacking the GibsonBy Hackalope and Ymir