The CIA Luna Heist (w. November Kelly)

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In 1959, the CIA and Mexican DFS stole a Soviet lunar probe in possibly the dumbest heist in spying history. This week, we're joined by @postoctobrist (twitter.com/postoctobrist) to talk about the CIA Luna Heist.

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Sources:

- MIT Technology Review Article on the Heist (technologyreview.com/2021/01/28/1016867/lunik-…)

- CIA Article on the Luna Heist (cia.gov/readingroom/collection/lunik-loan-spac…)

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