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Himalayan Spy Mission | The Device | 1

Against The Odds

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Lucille Ball, Queen of Comedy

In 1965, the CIA hired a joint Indian-American climbing team to scale Nanda Devi. The goal was to place a spine device on the mountain that could monitor the budding nuclear program of India's neighbor to the north, China. This is the story of the team that attempted this unprecedented top-secret mission.

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