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Set against the backdrop of the early Cold War, the narrative explores how a select group of Americans developed groundbreaking machines that transformed espionage. These innovations played a crucial role in safeguarding the United States from potential nuclear threats, highlighting the ingenuity and secrecy involved in creating a satellite-based spy system during the tense fifties and sixties.
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Secret Empire, Philip Taubman
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- Released
- 2004
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- Title
- Secret Empire
- Subtitle
- Eisenhower, the CIA, and the Hidden Story of America's Space Espionage
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Philip Taubman
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 472
- ISBN13
- 9780684857008
- Description
- Set against the backdrop of the early Cold War, the narrative explores how a select group of Americans developed groundbreaking machines that transformed espionage. These innovations played a crucial role in safeguarding the United States from potential nuclear threats, highlighting the ingenuity and secrecy involved in creating a satellite-based spy system during the tense fifties and sixties.