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1985. American intelligence was bleeding secrets like a ruptured artery.

The Soviets were reading encrypted Navy communications. The Chinese knew what the CIA was translating before Washington did. Israel, an ally, had penetrated the heart of U.S. intelligence operations.

Fourteen Americans were arrested that year on espionage charges. Fourteen caught. How many remained hidden?

The damage was catastrophic. Decades of intelligence work evaporated overnight. Agents were executed. Military capabilities were exposed. The technological edge that kept America ahead in the Cold War vanished into enemy hands.

Their stories are varied and they came from all corners of the US intelligence world. Navy communications specialists. NSA analysts. CIA officers. Translators. Each had their reasons for betrayal. Each left a trail of destruction.

This is the year of the spy. These are the stories of betrayal that changed the Cold War forever.

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