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America — and Gary Powers — Caught Red-Handed

On this day in 1960, CIA pilot Gary Powers was shot down over the USSR. Read how a military maneuver became an international incident

Koval in an undated photograph from his FBI file.

George Koval: Atomic Spy Unmasked

Iowa-born and army-trained, how did George Koval manage to steal a critical U.S. atom bomb secret for the Soviets?

International Spy Museum

For Your Eyes Only

Keith Melton’s museum contains the finest collection of espionage paraphernalia anywhere—and it’s so secret we can’t even tell you where it’s located

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