CIAcritters

14 September 2019, 10:26 AM

wtg

CIAcritters

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The CIA has declassified details of its secret Cold War spy-pigeon missions.

The files reveal how pigeons were trained for clandestine missions photographing sensitive sites inside the Soviet Union.

The release also reveals how ravens were used to drop bugging devices on window sills and dolphins were trained for underwater missions.

The CIA believed animals could fulfil "unique" tasks for the agency's clandestine operations.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49692534

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Bazootiehead-in-training

14 September 2019, 10:40 AM

ShiroKuro

For some reason, this cracks me up!

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14 September 2019, 10:51 AM

Nina

Dolphin spy research has been going on since the 1980s, probably earlier. I even had a tiny role since my grad school mentor had research grants with ONR (Office of Naval Research) in Pensacola that I helped out on. I have no idea if any of it was successful, nor did I know about the other critters. That Russian beluga whale defection story this summer was interesting.

That photo, SK!

14 September 2019, 11:03 AM

ShiroKuro

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That photo, SK!

I think it's funny because the voice over in my head for this video is straight out of Monty Python!

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