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The Walls Have Ears: How Cold War Intelligence Turned Everyday Objects into Listening Devices

Cold War intelligence services on both sides of the Iron Curtain mastered a discipline that turned the ordinary furniture of daily life into a vast, silent network of listening devices, and the story of how they did it remains one of the most interesting chapters in the history of espionage tradecraft.

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Interrogating Spies and Building Trust in Cold War Espionage

Long before satellite surveillance and algorithmic intelligence reshaped global security, the decisive battles of Cold War espionage were often fought in quiet rooms under disciplined watch.

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Dangerous Middle East Adventure led him to Writing Desk: The Story of a Former Cold War Spy

“I didn’t have a writing career and didn’t think in those terms. I still don’t. I’ve never really wanted a career in anything. Life’s too short and sweet for that grim, mortgage-in-the suburbs approach”, says John Fullerton, the former spy and journalist who lived and worked in 40 countries and covered a dozen wars.

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