Cold War secrets
Chapter 1
Bizarre gadgets of the secret agents
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Chapter 2
Animals drafted into the secret service
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Chapter 3
Weird milestones of the space race
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Chapter 4
Mind games and psychological warfare
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Cold War secrets
Ch 2 · Animals drafted into the secret service
Fun Fact
Space dog puppies: Soviet space dog Strelka had puppies after her flight, and Premier Nikita Khrushchev gifted one named Pushinka to US President John F. Kennedy.
Glossary
espionage (noun)
The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments, to obtain political and military information. During the Cold War, the CIA trained pigeons and dolphins to perform covert surveillance missions.
The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments, to obtain political and military information. During the Cold War, the CIA trained pigeons and dolphins to perform covert surveillance missions.
Quiz
How heavy was the tiny spy camera developed by the CIA in the 1970s to be carried by pigeons?
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Which pair of Soviet space dogs were the first to orbit Earth and return alive in 1960?
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Which Soviet leader gifted a puppy of the space dog Strelka to US President John F. Kennedy?
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What type of marine mammal did the US Navy train to detect underwater mines during the Cold War?