KGB
main Soviet security agency from 1954 to 1991
Episodes
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#5229: How Spies Actually Learn Social EngineeringThe CIA spent decades not teaching its core skill. Then a case officer wrote it down — and the tradecraft got a curriculum. -
#5179: Covert Ops That Weaponize Division—What's RealFrom KGB active measures to Taiwan's elections: which covert influence operations are documented, and which dramatic claims don't hold up. -
#5509: The Long Tail of Spy StationsHow far does the CIA's station map actually reach? A 1961 memo to JFK and the agency's own map archive tell two very different stories. -
#5243: The Antenna on the Consulate RoofWhen a host country cuts the water and the fiber, one thing still reaches London: the HF antenna bolted to the consulate roof.