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RT @WTOP: How the CIA headquarters broke ground in Langley, Va. http://t.co/cinv5wSp12 http://t.co/OoIfNNsLds — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: From disguises to prosthetic: @robertrbarron uses CIA skills to better lives of others http://t.co/tink8AFChj http://t.co/XUBb3O7DKG — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: CIA Hiring Chief Demystifies Recruitment (& Reveals Top Interview Questions) @Forbes http://t.co/SKT1xKswrl http://t.co/s2GlXU9vQA — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: #HISTINT #CubanMissileCrisis http://t.co/LSPnjTm5p5 http://t.co/KvJ20C4NvS — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: "Moe" Berg: @MLB Player, @Princeton Grad, & #OSS Spy http://t.co/1FUr3vMtAC http://t.co/xq09loQvIG — PolitiTweet.org

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Happy Halloween: We take disguises very seriously, lives often depend on it. @robertrbarron: http://t.co/tink8AFChj http://t.co/WYqBbgmsQT — PolitiTweet.org

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CIA Hiring Chief Demystifies Agency's Recruitment (& Reveals Top Interview Questions) @Forbes http://t.co/vbLpPomcgR http://t.co/3JF5yfBRI8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Using his language skills & charm #Berg found a top physicist in the Third Reich & determined they weren’t close to having a nuclear weapon. — PolitiTweet.org

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#Berg was an #OSS paramilitary officer in Europe. On one of his assignments he parachuted into Yugoslavia to evaluate the resistance. #WWII — PolitiTweet.org

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In the 1930s, while in Tokyo for exhibition games, #Berg filmed the city. Reportedly, the US used the footage to plan #WWII bombing raids. — PolitiTweet.org

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#Berg a @Princeton grad, passed the New York State bar exam, learned 8 languages & played 15 @MLB seasons as shortstop, catcher & coach. — PolitiTweet.org

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Morris “Moe” #Berg: professional @MLB player who also served his country as an intel officer. #OSS #WWII #WorldSeries http://t.co/V6lolDD0kM — PolitiTweet.org

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"Moe" Berg: Major League Baseball Player, Scholar, & Spy #WorldSeries http://t.co/1FUr3vMtAC http://t.co/zNRCa7jh8f — PolitiTweet.org

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#HISTINT #CubanMissileCrisis http://t.co/WdSBXmZ2fk http://t.co/fVuAdlnOys — PolitiTweet.org

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CIA #Museum Artifact of the Week: JFK thanks CIA for helping resolve #CubanMissileCrisis http://t.co/PYDLq7kZFe http://t.co/yqyjMy9Udy — PolitiTweet.org

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#Intelligence http://t.co/8UOww1tfe5 — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: #Penkovsky is credited with altering the course of the Cold War. His codename was HERO. http://t.co/iCKjgUcsHE http://t.co/oD8gEJOxET — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: The people and principles behind @CIA http://t.co/Ck02F9cPah via @CBSThisMorning http://t.co/kC1d1qVvav — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: CIA #Museum Artifact of the Week: George #Kisevalter Cufflinks http://t.co/tyZFb7sQNL http://t.co/vfjMsDgN6V — PolitiTweet.org

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#Penkovsky is credited with altering the course of the Cold War. His codename was HERO. http://t.co/iCKjgUcsHE http://t.co/idFBcOUXZy — PolitiTweet.org

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After a public trial in May 1963, #Penkovsky was sentenced to death. He was executed in Lubyanka Prison in Moscow on May 16, 1963. — PolitiTweet.org

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After an extended period of surveillance, the KGB arrested #Penkovsky on October 22, 1962 and put him on trial for treason and espionage. — PolitiTweet.org

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To this day, it is unclear how the KGB discovered #Penkovksy’s work for the US and UK, but the KGB began to watch him closely. — PolitiTweet.org

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Because of #Penkovksy, Kennedy knew he had 3 days before the Soviet missiles were fully functional to negotiate a diplomatic solution. — PolitiTweet.org

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Without #Penkovsky’s intel it would have been very difficult to identify which missiles were there & track their operational readiness. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mid-October 1962: Soviet nuclear missiles discovered in Cuba. #Penkovsky’s info provided details about how serious a threat they posed. — PolitiTweet.org

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#Penkovsky’s intel helped dispel concerns about USSR strategic superiority & showed that the US had the advantage in missile systems. — PolitiTweet.org

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Working for CIA & MI-6 #Penkovsky produced: -around 140 hrs of debriefings, -numerous rolls of film, & -copious photos of secret papers. — PolitiTweet.org

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In April 1961, #Penkovsky met with two British and two American intel officers during a trip to London to pass on info about the USSR. — PolitiTweet.org

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During his time in the military, #Penkovsky grew disillusioned with the Soviet regime and wanted to help prevent a nuclear war. — PolitiTweet.org