Cables
Week in Cables: 1–7 November 2026
How the techs got a directorate, Virginia Hall over the Pyrenees, $20 million for Iran's nuclear secrets, polygraph confessions, a font-size tactic, hoodie weather, and AQUATONE back through 31 DEC.
Week in Cables: 1–7 November 2026
How the techs got a directorate, Virginia Hall over the Pyrenees, $20 million for Iran's nuclear secrets, polygraph confessions, a font-size tactic, hoodie weather, and AQUATONE back through 31 DEC.
Week in Cables: 25–31 October 2026
A new drop with a famous address, two days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, an OTS motto, a Slow Horses argument nobody is winning, and the Halloween Massacre.
Week in Cables: 25–31 October 2026
A new drop with a famous address, two days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, an OTS motto, a Slow Horses argument nobody is winning, and the Halloween Massacre.
Week in Cables: 18–24 October 2026
A golf buddy at Langley, a cover story with a chip fab, a contractor undone by Substack, a 1944 manual on ruining meetings, and a pill you weren't meant to...
Week in Cables: 18–24 October 2026
A golf buddy at Langley, a cover story with a chip fab, a contractor undone by Substack, a 1944 manual on ruining meetings, and a pill you weren't meant to...
The Party of “OH GOD NO!”
Our goal here is not to tell you anything you might not already know, but to spur discussion around the events of the last week. It's particularly striking that last...
The Party of “OH GOD NO!”
Our goal here is not to tell you anything you might not already know, but to spur discussion around the events of the last week. It's particularly striking that last...
Robert M. Gates: The youngest DCI
In the world of public service, few names stand out as prominently as Robert M. Gates. With a career spanning more than four decades, Gates left an indelible mark on...
Robert M. Gates: The youngest DCI
In the world of public service, few names stand out as prominently as Robert M. Gates. With a career spanning more than four decades, Gates left an indelible mark on...
The First Dead Drop
Hanssen's story is a chilling tale of deception. By 18 February 2001, the very organization he had sworn to serve arrested him. The charges? Espionage on behalf of Russia and...
The First Dead Drop
Hanssen's story is a chilling tale of deception. By 18 February 2001, the very organization he had sworn to serve arrested him. The charges? Espionage on behalf of Russia and...