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In the aftermath of World War II, as the dust of global conflict settled and nations sought to rebuild, the Soviet Union extended a hand of friendship to the United States of America. The gift, handed over by children no less, would many years later reveal itself as a masterstroke of espionage, a trojan horse hiding a marvel of Soviet engineering. This is the story of ‘The Thing’, known also as the Great Seal Bug

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Resources and further reading:

🌐 https://www.cryptomuseum.com/covert/bugs/thing/

🌐 https://counterespionage.com/great-seal-bug-part-1/ (plus all subsequent parts)

🌐 https://coffeeordie.com/soviet-great-seal-bug

🌐 https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/great-seal-bug-histor

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