Russia & USA: The 100-Year Cold War
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Post-War Developments of the Soviets
After 1945, did it come as a surprise to Western intelligence agencies? Because presumably the Soviet agencies were all set up. I mean, there was no real break or change of gear required at the end of the war. The purpose of espionage for scientific and technical intelligence is to accelerate research and development projects. This basically meant then that Stalin was in the position of effectively being given a ringside seat to all of the major strategic decisions that the British and American governments took in the post-war years.
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