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The Veil Comes Off
Spying was still a secretive craft during the Cold War years of the 1950s, but the next decade saw the downing of an American U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union, the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and scandals within British intelligence. Clandestine operations were suddenly a topic of open discussion, and espionage found a place in mainstream popular culture. |