Doomsday machines, nuclear hurricanes and Russian spies, with Vince Houghton
Defense One Radio
English - September 12, 2019 20:28 - 53 minutes - 74 MB - ★★★★ - 128 ratingsNews defenseindustry foreignpolicy intelligence military nationalsecurity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Vince Houghton, historian and curator of the International Spy Museum, joins us to talk about more than just the U.S. military’s plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon, he also explains a few American efforts to kill Cuba’s Fidel Castro, as well as bold Russian operations today — and one Soviet idea that would have killed everyone decades ago. Vince's new book, "The Nuclear Spies America's Atomic Intelligence Operation against Hitler and Stalin," comes out Sept. 15. Our music this week is by Philip Guyler, via Audionetwork.com.