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Dramatic Defection
Francisco Arizmendi 8mm Revolver
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Soviet intelligence code clerk, Igor Gouzenko, tried to defect to Canadian in 1945 but initially was turned away as a crackpot. In a panic, he retreated to a neighbor's apartment with this pistol, ready to defend himself against the Soviet officers tracking him.
Fortunately, the Canadians accepted his defection before the Soviets found him. His revelations that the Soviets were spying in North America helped spark the Cold War. |