tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932655.post-26410112001-03-05T08:08:00.000-08:002001-03-05T08:19:37.610-08:00IT HAPPENED A YEAR AGO TODAY!<br /><br />March 5, 2000<br /><br />U.S. GAVE NERVE GAS<br />SECRETS TO SOVIETS <br /><br />An American double agent working for the FBI gave the Soviet Union critical nerve gas data in the 1960s ... with the encouragement of the U.S. government. It seems the U.S. thought this reportedly invalid data would stall the Soviet's research on chemical weapons. Instead, it prompted the Soviets to conduct more intensive research and development on their own program. I thought that was one of the stupidest spy intrigues I'd ever heard until March 4, 2001, when the U.S. admitted it had built a secret tunnel under the Soviet Union's embassy in Washington in the 1980s. The purpose was to eavesdrop on the Soviets, a goal that was never achieved. It takes a spy to know one. <br />Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15871674271027612063noreply@blogger.com