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The pistols that almost fell from the sky
During World War II, U.S. intelligence operatives devised a plan to airdrop one-shot handguns, nicknamed the Liberator pistol, to allies in Europe in hopes of ending the war quickly.
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During World War II, U.S. intelligence operatives devised a plan to airdrop one-shot handguns, nicknamed the Liberator pistol, to allies in Europe in hopes of ending the war quickly.
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- The rat that helped win the Cold War
- That time the CIA stole a Russian submarine
- The ax that killed Leon Trotsky
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