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CIA conducted failed experiment with cat for espionage

  • Earliest collected report:ТСН

The CIA attempted to use a cat as a spy during the Cold War. The project failed due to the animals' behavior.

In brief

  • The CIA tried to use a cat for intelligence gathering.
  • The experiment took place during the Cold War.
  • The cat was turned into a live listening device.
  • The project ended in failure due to cat behavior.
Covered by 1 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business not in the collected reports
  • Big capital 2 sources
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, public money, media business, readers and grants, undisclosed.

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Share of reports by media group
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Big capital
  • Newsroom 2
100%2 items

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Who the outlets write for
  • community 0
  • region 0
  • country 2
  • world 0
Channels
  • TV and radio 2

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  • ТСНBig capitaloligarchic ties
    • first item
    • earliest
    • national desk

    ЦРУ перетворило кота на шпигуна: чому секретний експеримент провалився

  • 5 каналBig capitaloligarchic ties
    • first item
    • caught up, 29 h later
    • national desk

    Як ЦРУ намагалося використати кота під час Холодної війни – неймовірний факт

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