
89 - Cork Wars
The WW2 Podcast
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The Cork Wars by David A. Taylor
Stalin has spent decades and a lot of you know thousands of acres and hectares devoted to cork plantations which are meant to try to make the Soviet Union self-sufficient in this same vital material. The CIA report about Soviet block countries growing cork and what it meant to global security could be serious well I guess if you're asking people what kind of bell whether you would see cork for they would suggest sort of fizzy drinks or carbonated drinks and how much people drink. It's just not a barometer that one would normally think of I guess in the defense defense sphere David thank you thank you for joining me and suggesting the topic loyal listener If we've wetted your
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