The CIA is marking its 75th anniversary by doing something extremely rare: actively seeking public attention. The spy agency has just launched a podcast, and recently gave a small number of journalists a peek inside its newly renovated museum.
The entrance to the newly renovated CIA museum at the agency headquarters in Langley, Va. The ceiling features a variety of spy codes. This one is in Morse Code. The CIA plans to put them all online to see if they can be broken.The entrance to the newly renovated CIA museum at the agency headquarters in Langley, Va. The ceiling features a variety of spy codes. This one is in Morse Code. The CIA plans to put them all online to see if they can be broken.
The exhibit features some of the CIA's best-known operations since its founding in 1947, right up to a high-profile operations carried out less than two months ago. The Soviets withdrew their missiles from Cuba. They also uncovered Penkovsky's spying and executed him the following year. The CIA's model of Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan. It was presented to President Barak Obama before he authorized the raid that killed the al-Qaida leader in 2011.The CIA's model of Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan. It was presented to President Barak Obama before he authorized the raid that killed the al-Qaida leader in 2011.
"We do usually operate in the shadows, out of sight, out of mind, but I think it's important to explain ourselves the best we can and to demystify a little bit of what we do."
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