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Tangentially, CIA and IB (Indian Intelligence) lost such Plutonium RTG powered listening device at a Himalayan peak in 1965 used for SIGINT against China. Furt
by Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
Tangentially,
CIA and IB (Indian Intelligence) lost such Plutonium RTG powered listening device at a Himalayan peak in 1965 used for SIGINT against China. Further expeditions to retrieve the device resulted in failure and later they installed another such device in 1967[1] which was supposedly taken out in 1968.
[1]https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/3QfYqLadggrbnrn41H0mAJ/The-Nanda-Devi-mystery.html https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/3QfYqLadggrbnrn41H0mAJ/The-...
- blue52 6y agoI remember reading about that in the Wikileaks disclosures, it's fascinating to think about.
- Abishek_Muthian 6y agoIt was publicly disclosed at Indian parliament by PM in 90's after a press leak I think, not sure what Wikileaks disclosed about it.