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The CIA tried to use cats to spy on the Russians. Yes. They inserted antennas into the tail and a microphone into the skull. They were going to then release the cats onto the streets of Moscow and have them spy on Russian agents. Presumably the CIA felt that all secret USSR transactions were conducted in shelters and pet shops. The main problem going through the planning phases was addressing the fact that cats are easily distracted. They decided set this off for another operation. The total cost of preparations amounted to $20 million.
To test out their cats, they released them in the streets of Washington, D.C. towards the Russian embassy. Their test ended when the cats were hit by a taxi and died.
America is truly exceptional
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Hahahah, wait--
Oh, okay, this actually happened.
carry on, thread
lol, cia
bat bombs
Most American covert branches tend to be rather insane in what they do. It's the consequence of having tons of money and not having to answer to the public.
They did stuff with self-proclaimed psychics back in the days of the Cold War, too.
^^ Wait, did that actually happen?
According to Wikipedia, yes.
Also, according to Wikipedia, the number of cats that were hit by taxis is only one, not a plural amount as implied by the opening post.