That time the CIA stole a Russian submarine

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That time the CIA stole a Russian submarine

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When a Russian sub sank at the height of the Cold War, the CIA got help from Howard Hughes and created a fictitious mining operation to snag the vessel at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.Related episodesThe rat that helped win the Cold WarThe pistols that almost fell from the sky The ax that killed Leon Trotsky

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