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The CIA Communicates With an Agent in the Field in an Open Way

Photographer asks why intelligence agency would communicate with an agent in such an open way. It seems to be a relic of the Cold War, Hugh Stegman says. "We always think of the radio as mass broadcast," he adds. 'This is an example of radio being used to talk to one particular person'

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