The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre (World of Books)

A Talk with Diane Pure on Cold War Spycraft.  The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops.  The guest is Diane Pure.   We start our discussion with Ben Macintyre's book, on a true espionage story during the Cold War, that truly averted an international conflagration. Oleg Gordievsky was the best asset that MI6 planted in the Soviet intelligence echelons, who risked his life providing key information to the West.  Aldrich Ames is the CIA agent that "sold" Gordievsky to the Russians, in exchange for large sums of money. We move onto current spy stories and spycraft, questioning its current scope and players. We ponder how technology and social media can be used for spying. We finish with pictures and impressions from Mihaela's recent visit to Spyscape, an experiential spy museum in New York City. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nb8XWDbEE9rutmO1mbwBb6 Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.