Former CIA Chief of Disguise Breaks Down Cold War Spy Gadgets | WIRED

During the Cold War, surveillance in Moscow was the most difficult kind of surveillance that the US had encountered around the globe. Moscow had its own set of rules since it was such a difficult place to work. Former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez talks about some of the tactics, gadgets and disguises CIA operatives used in the field during the Cold War.
Check out Jonna Mendez’s most recent book The Moscow Rules or find more information about her on her website on www.themasterofdisguise.com/
Moscow Rules: www.amazon.com/gp/product/154...
Archival images courtesy of the International Spy Museum (SPY) in Washington, DC, a Guinness World Record recognized nonprofit with the largest collection of spy artifacts in the world. At the Museum, you can see firsthand some of these spy gadgets: www.spymuseum.org/
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Clint Emerson’s Five Second Mask, also courtesy of International Spy Museum
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Former CIA Chief of Disguise Breaks Down Cold War Spy Gadgets | WIRED

[@manuelf2984]

Russian search guard: He's clean. Got 4 balls though.

[@solomonbyrne3909]

I'd imagine a vasectomy would be necessary for that 'gadget'

[@npc8253]

Hey dimitri? Did you see that fuy he had 4 balls! Wowie!

[@asherhockersmith8271]

Four balls..? is that a jojo reference?

[@OnMyKneesForKidCudi]

@@solomonbyrne3909 thats not what a vasectomy is

[@GrizzlyO]

Lol

[@idunfooked3505]

Why is no one talking about the fact that she looks like the most peaceful grandma if you didn't know who she was

[@simonspacek3670]

Can you remind me of what was her job title? Would you think that this person in dropping dead rats full of rubles and cyanide pills in Moscow?

[@jesuschan3347]

I want her to adopt me

[@alexhebert2956]

Imagine the amount of things she DIDNT tell us.

[@Hargreve]

She looks like she would make good lasagna

[@idunfooked3505]

She looks like she bakes cookies every morning for little Timmy

[@calcuimconsumer6980]

Russian officer: “What is ligma?” Agent: “Ligma balls.” *bites cyanide glasses*

[@KarenTookTheKids]

Stolen

[@spyne.98]

😐

[@calcuimconsumer6980]

@@spyne.98 man what impels you to comment a single emoji to a 5 month old copy near the bottom of the commenting list. No difference would’ve been made of you had just kept scrolling on but no, you had to comment the most boring and meaningless emoji. What projected your mind into thinking that would be funny, annoying, and/or clever. Maybe rethink what to do when you see a comment you dont enjoy.

[@spyne.98]

@@calcuimconsumer6980 apply your own logic to your reply

[@spyne.98]

@@calcuimconsumer6980 and you have terrible humour thats why

[@alexw1698]

“The Russian said he was dead before he hit the floor. I hope. It’s what he wanted.” Fucks sake the chill that line gave me…..

[@sakuyaizayoi1945]

Same, I had goosebumps when she said that line. Unbelievable to imagine that scenario

[@ScaLe126]

@@sakuyaizayoi1945 that is because it is unbelievable lmao cyanide does take a while to kill. it kills quite fast but it is still a very brutal and painful way to go, movies for some reason love to show it as an instant and painless death which it isnt.

[@TheLemming1337]

@@ScaLe126 maybe it’s just said to be cyanide but it could very well be another secret chemical that could instantly kill the person when consumed, maybe

[@jonnevitu4979]

@@ScaLe126 I guess ppl didnt get it, he died before hitting the floor yes... ...cuz the Russians shot him a lot when they noticed what he was doing.

[@hellfun1337]

@@jonnevitu4979 why waste the bullets? cyanide is more painful.

[@lenaecr]

Imagine the amount of things she DIDNT tell us.

[@Dayvit78]

No doubt. Plus all these things she's telling us are far, far out of date - which is why she can tell us. The technology has moved beyond them.

[@txm100]

Ah captain obvious here.

[@Saavik256]

And the things that were above her pay grade/security clearance.

[@iusearchbtw6700]

Imagine the amount of things she didn't tell US.

[@Joekool88]

Or rather *COULDN'T*

[@topramen7431]

I’m just picturing a Cold War spy picking up a supposed package only to discover that it’s a regular dead rat.

[@spdewertton]

It has definitely happened at least once.

[@chinossynthesizer705]

The opossum is just playing dead

[@noesunyoutuber7680]

Especially gruesome to think they might have tried to rip the rats open at the stomach, only to find dead rat guts instead of their drop.

[@dianasayson2846]

Maybe problematic if the spy was in New York which had (still has?) a major rat problem.

[@Daniel-om4ce]

@@dianasayson2846 why would US spies pick up drops in their own territory?

[@sweetiesgetmoney]

I would absolutely LOVE to see an interview with the taxidermist who was contracted by the CIA to make dead drop rats. What a life.

[@fakiirification]

a lot of times, agencies will secure the assistance of locals without letting them know whats afoot. though im not sure how you explain your request to a taxidermist without them being fully on your side. i can imagine a russian taxidermist would run to the KGB if someone made that sort of weird request of him.

[@swifto12usedtobetaken]

saw this as soon as the dead drop segment came

[@HomekittyL2]

​@@fakiirification plenty of ways to pass it off as normal. You're a curator at a museum looking to have rat displays, you're a biologist trying to study rat features, the rats were being used to attract bird pests, etc

[@hannahmontana4401]

so uh i've been getting a lot of requests for rats, but instead of stuffing it I made it into a velcro patch. i also dipped them in tabasco sauce, I don't really know why

[@asilva5021]

Being a spy doesn't sound cool at all, it sounds horrifying.

[@user-qk3sm5sz2x]

People romanticize how drastic it is

[@Fruitypitbull]

Imagine being an assassin..scaryy

[@tomico9154]

"You gotta have real balls to be a spy" "No, fake ones actually"

[@Pothead2005]

Lol

[@JCIGF]

Operation : lying "doggo" Now hold on just a minute..

[@earth355]

She's a female . Most likely no balls

[@nikolairahat2782]

copied

[@pisulolol]

@@nikolairahat2782 nothing on the internet is original, now shut up and enjoy the comment

[@tyrant-den884]

Somewhere an old Russian agent is watching this and crying out: "THE DOG! OF COURSE IT WAS THE DOG!"

[@efeyzee]

Боже мой, собака. конечно, это была собака.

[@szabados1980]

Imagine what a former Soviet or current Russian, Chinese, Iranian secret agent could reveal... if he were to spill the beans.

[@Hunterdelyx1]

I have a relative who worked in KGB. He still don't talk much about it. Most things he talked were about some crazy religious cults. He mentioned a little bit of counter-spying but not in details, even his wife told more as she was told not to approach him if she sees him with other girl and that is precisely what happened.

[@szabados1980]

@@Hunterdelyx1 Good for your relative. He pledged not to speak so he doesn't.

[@thiswowzer3217]

😂😂😂

[@judith8161]

This sounds so much more interesting than those James Bond action hero stuff. I'm truly impressed by how inventive they were.

[@victoriam1555]

You should read Le Carré's novels they can be a little slow at times but they really capture the essence of what she's describing. The interesting thing was he was an MI5 agent when he first began to write which I think helped him craft a convincing story. Instead of James Bond you get characters like George Smiley, a middle age overweight man with a brilliant mind.

[@_hydrogelic]

@@victoriam1555 Adding these to my list. Thank you!

[@Wetknees]

I absolutely LOVE ideas like the ‘dead’ rat drop. One of those things that simultaneously so ingenious yet so simple. Even down to the Tabasco sauce

[@charliespurr7325]

I was literally thinking "what if an animal takes it away?!" And then she mentioned the tabasco sauce 😂

[@DK-dm3ut]

"where are the documents?" "These nuts." "This isn't very professional of you." "They're in these nuts. I don't know what to tell you."

[@KWCHope]

@Cipheiz har har

[@12what34the]

Gottee

[@ghoulbuster1]

I am the balls of this operation.

[@verzeda]

"alright, pull your pants down and lets get this over with then"

[@DK-dm3ut]

@Cipheiz NOOOOOOOO NOO NOOOO NOOOOOOOO

[@petermarker6003]

Friendly reminder: this is just the surface.

[@TwoTwoFourSix]

yeap, all the kushty spy movie stuff

[@AppieD10]

And Russians did the exact same things in het USA

[@johannes4123]

Off course, they would never reveal information that the enemies haven't already figured out, if they did they would be jeopardizing future projects and risking agent lives

[@user-rd5nc1nb9f]

@@AppieD10 they still are doing it

[@hardowider5054]

Also, there's no such thing as "Former-CIA" member. They're in for life.

[@joffles6516]

10:35 imagine an agent just naturally chews on glasses, like chewing on a pen, and then he accidentally does it with those.

[@Adharc0077]

oh my god the best thing i've ever learned is that doggo was a term used by spies during the cold war 3:43

[@nqh4393]

Plot twist: This woman is the current CIA Chief of Disguise disguised as the former CIA Chief of Disguise.

[@thegamingrepublic7014]

Who said that’s a woman

[@ChaseTSY]

Underrated

[@typicalchad3747]

@@ChaseTSY DISGUISED MAN

[@7dog123]

No one made the joke. So, I will she's actually Donald Trump in disguise. Just look at her she looks like him a little.

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

@@7dog123 I know right she looks as human as trump is Edit: trump does look like a human, he tried to play the risky politician stance but failed due to lack of experience

[@phadedfantom5790]

Imagine how the guard felt walking into the prison cell to see that it’s empty and there’s a pair of hairy balls on the ground.

[@letmesleep6056]

AHAHAHA NOOOO

[@abluecircle7753]

Every man in a 20 mile radius would be dead

[@heavyweaponsscout9990]

HAHAHA i pictured that on my head and god its hilarious

[@kingsasquatch]

Boy that’s a different version of Shawshank entirely

[@spleens4200]

@@kingsasquatch right? XD

[@TEKASHI-de1qt]

3:06 "did you see a blonde, clean-shaven man go this way?" "no, but I did see ringo starr"

[@malcolmwilkins3365]

More like Bob Dylan

[@wearelegion1163]

When I lived in an Embassy-adjacent apartment in Denmark (I worked as a civilian with US Army in 1980s), we were told our apartments & phones (no cell phones then) were monitored by multiple countries (US, Russia, Denmark).

[@jfdd43]

She is so good at her job, that most people don’t realize she is actually a 8’ Hawaiian male body builder

[@TXP9]

Close, but actually an 8’ Samoan body builder

[@Kawka1122]

Plot twist. She is actually turbine powered attack helicopter in disguise

[@uujjjjjjk1173]

Wtf

[@antoinefdu]

or two 4' Hawaiian male bodybuilders.

[@Radicaldudethesecond]

Is she actually a man

[@sallybradshaw4576]

Ladies, if he doesn't propose to you by putting a ring in a dead rat and leaving it for you to find, then he's not the one.

[@officialsubzero3252]

Lmao

[@zaeaer2341]

Hmm maybe I'll do this to my future fiancè

[@DEVINdevdev]

Guys, if the girl can't make quality jokes like Sally, then she is not the one.

[@sallybradshaw4576]

@@DEVINdevdev Aww! I'm flattered my dude!

[@ehehe3286]

facts 🙏

[@CyclingM1867]

The whole subject of spycraft is really fascinating. Like others have said already, what's shown here is outdated, but what they must have today would be even more incredible.

[@pugnate666]

"A gun and a radio" I'm afraid that having ingenious gadgets might actually have fallen out of fashion

[@91795jc]

11:30 if I was in KGB and had just captured a spy, I would totally tell the opposition he killed himself and was dead before he hit the floor instead of telling them that he's being held and interrogated. Cyanide is also not that fast a death, as far as I know.

[@geraltmoth1908]

Death via cyanide takes less than 10 minutes to kill you. That’s why they used it in suicide pills, it’s an invisible killer that’s quick, so you couldn’t be tortured for information or die a more painful death

[@91795jc]

@@geraltmoth1908 Exactly, 10 minutes is not a short amount of time.

[@ohboi1655]

Note to self: pick up dead rats that smell like tobasco sauce

[@namegeneric9344]

620 likes but no comments?

[@m0j026]

Yeah, if you want to mysteriously dissapear.

[@muslytical1464]

@@m0j026 True

[@kip258]

But only if you want the CIA storming your house

[@peytonvondoom9975]

for some reason we follow each other on tiktok

[@McHeisenburger]

So the CIA used the word “doggo” before all of us huh. Man they really were playin the long game.

[@mellon3293]

THEY KNOW

[@noahpaulette1490]

It's been an opsec gov thing for a while. I remember seeing hacker con stuff that used it long ago so it's not new.

[@draliththeartist2084]

The game

[@Memehoardercatwoofdogmeow]

@@pjlu2 what in the vast galaxy are you rambling on about?

[@vimos.9996]

@@pjlu2 We wuz alines n shiettt

[@oron61]

Every once in a while on a shortwave, you can still occasionally pick up a numbers station transmitting what could be of any number of predetermined messages, or nothing at all.

[@eagleviewhd]

I designed a retractable antenna mast for the CIA working out of the US Embassy in Panama. They wanted a way to raise an antenna above the Embassy roof when in use, but able to lower it when not in use. This mechanism was located on a ledge that was around the 2nd story of the Embassy and used winch to raise a telescoping mast above the roof of the three story tall embassy. I also taught Scuba Diving to Kyle “Dusty” Foggo, who I later found out became a Deputy Director of the CIA. He was involved in supplying arms to the Contras in Central America.

[@vroitznate]

would definitely need proof to believe that but hey, who am i? great story!

[@swag_master8925]

🧢

[@lingsley5892]

🧢

[@iiiDartsiii]

plot twist, thats not her talking, she's actually disguised as the table lamp in the back.

[@ralphgarcia3874]

plot twist, thats not her talking, she's actually disguised as the table lamp in the back.

[@jonahglaves6653]

plot twist, thats not her talking, she’s actually disguised as the table lamp in the back

[@kawaiispaghet3134]

Plot twist, thats not her talking, she's actually disguised as the table lamp in the back

[@BarackObama212]

plot twist, thats not her talking, she's actually disguised as the table lamp in the back

[@_NUzi_]

Plot twist, that's not her talking, she's actually disguised as the table lamp in the back.

[@pundlikshinde6559]

Some old KGB agent watching this now- "the balls, I told them they seemed a little off"

[@MonolithMike]

Pundlik Shinde 😂😭

[@vijeshkumar692]

😂😂

[@urban_gse_]

Ok serious question, but did they use binders/breastplates or pack or tuck because sometimes you need to change your appearance.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Lol.

[@famicom180]

Metal gear solid 3

[@dickcheney9947]

"The Billion Dollar Spy", is an excellent and fascinating book about CIA clandestine intelligence operations carried out by case handlers, analysts, various embassy personnel, officers, chiefs and even family members of the CIA Moscow Station located in the US embassy in Moscow. I recommend to anyone who appreciates this video. It ultimately details the life, personality, nature and nuance of one of the most consequential spies the Moscow Station employed; Code Name CKsphere, who certainly earned the admiration, respect, and an unmarked homage inside the Company.

[@andyroo9381]

So fascinating and clever! Just imagine what she knows but can't reveal. There is so much more to this interview, for another day.

[@brianlavinus1320]

Americans: released this video KGB: *smashes keyboard

[@cheems5643]

BLYAT !!!

[@alekssalkinrkc]

😂😂😂

[@bullerfugl]

Kiyborch

[@NguyenTran-eq2wg]

Just wait, the KGB will counter with a video of their own soon enough 🤣

[@ColKlinkerhofen]

@@NguyenTran-eq2wg Tricks the Americans tried to use on us. "Ivan what did she call the jack in the box thing"

[@brody5870]

Imagine opening up a dead rat thinking that it's a drop off but it's a real dead rat

[@bearcubdaycare]

Hey, if they may have *that* much money in them, maybe it's worth wandering around opening dead rats near capital cities...

[@expectnothing9032]

@@bearcubdaycare that's money meant for someone else. You're a dead man.

[@sushimidnight9539]

@@expectnothing9032 they won't know

[@lordluga1752]

@@sushimidnight9539 They probably would

[@sushimidnight9539]

@@lordluga1752 no, they wouldnt find out

[@zappababe8577]

I love the doggy disguise costume! That doggie must have saved lives, and if you could get him to understand that, I bet the doggy would be overjoyed to know that. What a very good doggy!

[@Acrozi]

Truly, these are so interesting to think how simple the gadgets were but really how effective

[@AleLGB]

Agent: "So, what happens if I get captured?" Chief: "Don't worry, we will provide you with the Rectal Toolkit" Agent: "The... What?"

[@ThaWhiteCrayon]

RecTool for short

[@scarling9367]

Better have two. Just in case.

[@ce461]

Better than the catheter kit

[@notluis6617]

@@ce461 oh god

[@ce461]

@@notluis6617 agent: just give me the Cyanide pill CIA: it’s in with the kit!!!

[@ThatLonelyMeatball]

Me: **using my grandfather’s pen** Me: **bites the lid to concentrate** Me: **dies**

[@timfagan816]

I hope so, zero!

[@ThatLonelyMeatball]

What are you trying to say? That I should kill myself?

[@chickensandwich69x]

@@ThatLonelyMeatball I think so lmao

[@radec4223]

Either that or hes making sure you dont have faulty products

[@andrewrafferty9991]

@@ThatLonelyMeatball some people are trash ignore them

[@rektagon]

the fact that the government unironically named an operation "lying doggo" 💀

[@jas_bataille]

Honestly, I really wonder why Hollywood doesn't use ANY of this. Let's take an example : I love the Jason Bourne franchise. But for goodness's sake - Matt Damon doesn't even try or bother putting on sunglasses, yet alone changing his appearance in any way, shape or form, for the entirety of the movies. At one point, it's kind of distracting how ridiculous the whole thing is. He is the perfect agent and still incredibly operational despite his amnesia, yet he can't even think of putting on a costume...?! Oh, come on! Plus this makes the story more interesting and the stakes higher in case he gets discovered. Same thing with James Bond : no costumes. Less distracting in Bond movies, much less, but still.

[@adamquinn8353]

It may be that Matt Damon is an expensive actor and they wanted to get their money's worth by keeping his face visible. Same for other expensive actors. If this does at least partially contribute, I would of course rather it didn't.

[@mikeletaurus4728]

That's why it's called "fiction," I suppose.

[@C.R.W]

She's really a 6'2" black dude named Marcus.

[@fruitygarlic3601]

White Chicks but irl

[@pichibomb475]

White Chicks???? 😂

[@floor.smorenburg]

@@pichibomb475 its a movie

[@pichibomb475]

@@floor.smorenburg I know I’ve seen it.

[@floor.smorenburg]

@@pichibomb475 right, okay, sounded like you didnt know what it was

[@FingeringThings]

Imagine she’s wearing a disguise while doing this interview

[@NickTaylorRickPowers]

Imagine she's actually a black guy being played by a white guy being played by Robert Downey Jr

[@johnluujl]

She probably looks nothing like this

[@jona.scholt4362]

Man, I just smashed a stack of pancakes, they were so good. But now I don't even want to think about them. Anyone else ever feel that about pancakes afterwards? 🥞

[@keksimus__maximus]

yeah she's probably wearing the fake ballsack too

[@_salman_704]

Lol

[@KizuTheBunny]

Agent: *Sees a pebble that has been moved 4,32 inches on a dirt road* Agent: *My time has come*

[@whatlikeitshardd]

What an unimaginable badass. I'd love to read a book about this woman's life!

[@Suertsje]

Her necklace is probably able to kill everyone in a 10 mile radius.

[@randominternetbro6562]

You tap the 15th and 2nd bead together.... BOOM, tactical nuke.

[@RTArts1]

@@randominternetbro6562 imagine adjusting your necklace and accidentally blowing everyone up

[@tinyte5668]

@@RTArts1 Dang it just tapped my necklace too hard OH SH-

[@ocsanik502]

@@tinyte5668 Whoops I aimed the third triangular bead west. Looks like the mutually assured destruction nukes are starting at 5 today.

[@abhisheksathe123]

_Striker 3-1, Good Copy, Strike Inbound_

[@kory6865]

"You can fit more in a dead rat than you would think."

[@MajesticSkywhale]

"you can fit in more dead rats than you would think" - a whole other type of guy

[@LemonCoutureBunny]

Nobody let the furries find this

[@MiGLifeCrisis]

@@LemonCoutureBunny yeah

[@goodtimesroll8]

-Frank Reynolds

[@demonetization6596]

*unzips pants

[@OtherworldJudge89]

I can't imagine the things this woman knows, high level secretive stuff that the public has no idea of

[@krw73]

I could watch stuff like this all day. The glory days of espionage before technology became overly insane

[@DigitalicaEG]

“Chief of disguise” has to be the coolest job title ever.

[@hoecheng1965]

And dangerous .-.

[@NickRoman]

What about PLANETARY PROTECTION OFFICER, which is a job at NASA.

[@bluef1sh926]

However, the whole week of making false scrotums and dead rats for the entire CIA staff is not cool.

[@yesstephen1854]

@@bluef1sh926 yep i prob wont be very happy making a guy some scrotums and killing rats and shoving dollar bills up their as-

[@c.i.a.932]

My job title is the best

[@maruftim]

"People won't pick up dead rat, no one would.." "So we did." absolute madman

[@rdpcl]

Gordon Ramsay picked dead rats with his bare hands all the time in Kitchen Nightmares

[@KeiferSalle]

FilthyFrank: ISSA FAMILY RECIPE

[@diosoth]

Imagine leaving a dead rat drop only for Gordon Ramsay to be in the area and pick it up to dispose of a health hazard.

[@hdgaphd]

ikr

[@francoisemcarthur9081]

the news next week : the city is strangely clean, no transh or dead rats in sight

[@mymindisafreakshow4620]

I’m going down the WIRED videos rabbit hole and I’m loving it, this is so interesting

[@frozentube]

1:12 Using wireless earbuds that far back, can't imagine what technology they are using now !

[@petersmythe6462]

Note to self: there is money and secret information in dead rats.

[@vitor022]

Dont try it

[@samc863]

The CIA when they find out you took it: so you have chosen death

[@tetra2277]

And plague too

[@timtalksanimations9171]

Good thing there's a local pet store nearby I'm gonna be rich

[@koifish4276]

@@tetra2277 nah that was the gerbels

[@OddSauce]

I bet her grandchildren don't even remotely consider lying to her

[@Charoula1608]

@The Magic Hispanic Do you know what being a widow means?? It means that you had a husband at some point, aka, you can have children and grandchildren.

[@MEDSZ13.08]

@The Magic Hispanic widow??

[@alevelsos]

cough * black widow * cough

[@hobojesus9817]

That's really a 22 year old black man... The disguise used for this video is just that effective.

[@Jokertuning]

Bet they do they don't know who she was

[@olefella7561]

The fact that we get free documentaries on KZbin by WIRED is truly a gift 👍😊👏

[@hannahxx17]

'You can fit more in a dead rat than you might think".....I can honestly say I've never thought of it before and honestly I doubt I'll try

[@simonrucinski7725]

"No one will pick up a dead rat, they just won't." *CIA: picks up all the dead rats

[@c.i.a.932]

I pick up the dead rats, yes me. I’m a good CIA yeah.

[@Elite_Raider]

filthy frank: ya dare challenge me mortal?

[@jamessoyer6046]

just imagine a fully suited man just checking around then picks up a dead rat and stuff it's in his armpit

[@ILIK3HATERZ]

She just explained Jeff Dunham’s puppets

[@ignoreddemon1857]

homeless man: "thats good eats" C.I.A agent: 👁👄👁

[@colinstu]

I was not prepared for her to say 'doggo'

[@ArrestedDeveloper]

Wait till she gets around to talking about Operation: I can has cheezburger

[@watermelonwishes4193]

@@ArrestedDeveloper 🤣🤣

[@teykrit]

Hi, English is not my first language, but I am very curious, why is the word "doggo" so surprising? Thank you :)

[@alexanderandrews1263]

@@teykrit Obviously doggo is slang for dog but it's a term primarily used by very young people and very informal situations.

[@teykrit]

@@alexanderandrews1263 thank you for your kind explanation, it helps a lot :)

[@jsho12]

Amazing video. Thank you.

[@ByNASTYPvP]

Holy crap that was so interesting! Such a good video

[@Ayaforshort]

This is just the stuff she's ALLOWED to tell us. Imagine everything she can't talk about!

[@EnqavonIncorporated]

Much is tech these days

[@johankoningsteinsalcedo7328]

I don't want to be annoying but there is a comment exactly like this

[@connorbarr7314]

@@notanotherguitarchannel the director of the CIA can spend as much as they want using a black budget

[@hmm7458]

@@notanotherguitarchannel bruh.. US military spending is 600 billion more bigger than the country in 2nd place.. you really thought they don't have money?

[@jjcoola998]

@@hmm7458 and their dummy companies

[@tiffanyh629]

Remember, anything she reveals is the things she's allowed to reveal. Imagine the horrors of the bigger picture

[@blck4333]

Exactly. Also can’t like cuz 69.

[@Teddy-xt9rf]

@@blck4333 Some idiot liked it when it was at 69 so you can like now.

[@glutton8055]

@@Teddy-xt9rfredditor

[@blck4333]

@@Teddy-xt9rf bet

[@ksks2683]

@@Teddy-xt9rf you're one of the dumbest person i've met on internet

[@Vorpalizer]

I know this lady. She use to be my neighbor and babysit a group of us as kids. When we got older and she retired she told us so many cool stories. Her code name was the Blond Bomber and her specialty was as a Honeypot. She did over 400+ Honeypot missions and 6 different countries. Sometimes 2 or 3 in the same room at the same time. God bless her service.

[@arpitshivhare5190]

U joking right?

[@johnhelms8226]

Fascinating, especially the creativity.

[@burnngpigs]

Chief of disguise for the CIA is probably the coolest sounding job titles ever.

[@videogamee6037]

CoD for the CIA

[@JA-nv4zb]

@@videogamee6037 call of duty rectal pills type beat

[@thedapperpineapple8168]

@@JA-nv4zb delet

[@princebasaya950]

Her husband also used disguise to save diplomats in Iran

[@JoeMartinMusic]

Chief of dis guy's what?

[@Some_Guy77]

Moral of the story, if somebody is playing around with a dead rat, they're either a spy or nuts. Either way, stay back.

[@cmcphotography1]

@toasted buns *unzips pants* I know what to do now

[@dmath1490]

Now i know where to hide my meth

[@NeostormXLMAX]

Filthy frank:sweets nervously

[@richardmillhousenixon]

@@cmcphotography1 NO! NO! GOD! PLEASE! NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOO!

[@edwardrichtofen1252]

@@cmcphotography1 Hold... nobody wants that now... except for maybe o- Nyet... Nyet.

[@Klaus-Schwab_Dictator]

7:25 China: Are you challenging me ?

[@goodgoat9215]

"i want my pen" "he wanted his pen" *points at kaweco sport*

[@christianbaines]

I cant wait for 50 years time when they talk about stuff they used in 2020.

[@michaelkores6860]

You mean like cyanide pills in airpods?

[@8aron]

@@michaelkores6860 lmao

[@Sequence06]

If only you knew.

[@bootysnatcher4207]

Nowadays they carve out real scrotums instead of using fake ones. The fake testicles are actually comprised of two utensils. 1. A tiny foldable lock pick 2. A tiny hydrogen bomb that is capable of wiping out an entire city

[@kumottakun6089]

@@bootysnatcher4207 so literally exploding balls huh?

[@eritain]

"You could fit more in a dead rat than you might think." Things I wasn't expecting to learn when I got up today.

[@NotCthulhu]

probably an m16

[@ninthkaikan1544]

Minecraft Steve: Finally, a worthy opponent!

[@c.i.a.932]

I knew that already

[@rondahawkins7253]

CIA invented furries: Confirmed.

[@Prodigal971]

😄😄

[@ladyclaratenzs]

The dead rat dead drop. I like it. It’s perfect. Like she said, nobody is going to pick up a dead rat. 🐀

[@Beriabi]

Now CIA has plenty of journalists to use and don’t need such gadgets.

[@icecoldyellow]

Imagine going to grandmas and she shows you her room full of gadgets and fake balls and you expect some fresh baked cookies

[@notatallheng]

"Now where did I put the one with the cyanide pill?"

[@icecoldyellow]

@@notatallheng ah yes i left it in my husbands crocs

[@yuckyskunk2021]

smells a lot better than fresh baked cookies tbh

[@Berengier817]

Or dead rats

[@yeti6601]

and here is a spying device with a cyanide pill inside

[@jesteringdragons]

You can feel her sadness when she said "The Russians said he was dead before he even hit the floor. I hope." That hurts my heart.

[@The_Keeper]

Well, cyanide doesn't kill *That* fast, but he was probably gone in a couple of minutes.

[@jesteringdragons]

@@The_Keeper Unless it was just a /lot/ of cyanide

[@TenApplesforTime]

@@The_Keeper Even if he wasn't dead, judging by how loaded up that pill is, he most likely was unconscious long before actually died.

[@A_Pigeon181]

Mine too :c Btw, did you do that pfp? Cause I find it really cool!

[@omikronweapon]

'feeling' someone else's sadness mostly just means yóu feel sad about it. I personally didn't notice any sadness in her voice, or even her eyes for that matter. It ís sad, but this is a professional. She knows the agents were fár better off being dead than tortured. Projecting emotions (mostly your own) on to someone else is a classic mistake we humans make. It can cause all kinds of weird and awkward situations.

[@venomisaacl8963]

This is so facinating... I can only wonder what equipment they have now!

[@peninsulababy8574]

She was on an episode of to tell the truth and even disguised herself on another segment part. So cool!

[@jacob6077]

Imagine being a pen biter and accidentally bitting the death pen

[@acek2016]

Oops

[@Q.Brainrot]

Fuckin oops I guess

[@Livedracersteve]

“We have replaced your fingernails with cyanide filled capsules that look and feel realistic” Agent who is nervously biting their nails “Wait what di...”

[@p0werl0ve]

then you would be a dead ex pen-biter

[@Laantin]

Guy: nibbled on a pen. Other guy: "agent, have you seen the suicide pen?" Guy: . . .

[@AbhishekSarin]

"You can fit more into a dead rat than you think" yes why am I now imagining some CIA agent pulling out a wholeass Glock out of a taxidermied rat.

[@tohstygohstygal]

A spoonful of sugar helps intelligence go down...

[@4rsh193]

A rat with the strap!!

[@darthnihilus3447]

You've never been to NYC then

[@_bit_]

Rat with the glizzy

[@a.d.marshall2748]

That's the dead cat, for bigger drops.

[@memelord2136]

7:44 You can fit more in a dead rat than you might think Solid advice right there

[@jjava.bean5]

cashier: "your total will be 14.50" *pulls out dead rat*

[@Atlastheyote222]

The fact the CIA used the word ‘doggo’ decades before the public started using it is amazing foresight lmao.

[@h.thumbsthomas5479]

It's a reference to the 19th century slang phrase "to lie doggo," meaning to lie low or fly under the radar. They were making a pun basically.

[@h.thumbsthomas5479]

@@stoplightgaming2302 Oh I definitely know lol. I meant that back then that's why it was used *before* it got popular on the internet.

[@ev6558]

@@stoplightgaming2302 And the sky is blue. Got any other amazing insights to share with us?

[@AceTechn0]

@@ev6558 you cannot be alive if you are dead

[@yuckyskunk2021]

yeah no thats obviously a lie.

[@scorpioigor]

This woman is so interesting. Imagine having her as a grandmother and listening to all these stories and wondering what else does she know that she can't reveal.

[@watermelonwishes4193]

Bedtime stories...😳😳😳😳😳 lol

[@mr.upsidedownduck3613]

She’s not to tell any classified stuff to anybody even her family

[@johndododoe1411]

@@mr.upsidedownduck3613 Igor's point exactly...

[@Xeorfhim]

Grandma : Its bedtime story my dear, tonight we are gonna talk about who killed JFK😂😂😂

[@johndododoe1411]

@@Xeorfhim No gadgets or disguise needed, so not involving her department.

[@punani_tsunami69]

It's pretty scary to think they could tune into wires, even back then. That induction technology might have been unique to the device or maybe it wasn't. Who knows how far they took that stuff by now.

[@neph9205]

Imagine accidentally biting on your glasses and dropping dead

[@ThomasNeal]

I respect this woman for being able to keep a straight face while talking about a swiss army plug

[@c.i.a.932]

Respect me then too

[@Momsadventure7]

Swiss army plug lol priceless

[@ringofasho7721]

A (s)toolkit

[@p_serdiuk]

The context was too sobering. Imagine having to put stuff into your prison wallet because that's your only chance to try and escape your inevitable trial and execution.

[@cassidyclay463]

@@p_serdiuk your prison wallet 😂

[@eclipsuj]

I’m glad she’s back.

[@stormwolf7889]

@@fios4528 she did a technique critique for movies and another along the lines of this video, both on this channel

[@grapefruitsimmons]

Operation Mockingbird

[@jokerpandroidc9807]

@@stormwolf7889 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4bUlnWDhZ2he8k

[@MCGKD]

I came to the comments to say just that. She's one of my favorites!!

[@rocketpunchgo1]

I remember her first video they turned off comments because of the "it is near impossible to turn (disguise) a man into a woman" comment

[@fyrecatz]

I went to the ISM in December during my school break when my family and I went to DC. It was so freaking cool

[@mrollo]

This is so interesting! I'd love to watch one about the 2020's devices and techniques in the far future

[@tzuyuwu786]

That’d be cool but would defeat the purpose lol

[@petersmythe6462]

The west: "the Soviets were paranoid." Also the west: "semi-animated mask."

[@NotCthulhu]

The west: "secret device that could kill every Russian on Earth instantly hidden inside a fake dog" Also the west: "y so serius?"

[@c.i.a.932]

@@NotCthulhu U r stup3d, nd CIA is smort u idiot

[@c.i.a.932]

@@NotCthulhu U r jst jls

[@c.i.a.932]

@@NotCthulhu U: 😥😓😰😱😨🤡🤮🤤👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿 CIA: BuffguythatisprettycoolnglalsobetterthanFBI.com

[@c.i.a.932]

@@NotCthulhu Wut dvce hng? U jst lyng n dsprate fr likes on internet.

[@LastLaff]

The guy at the gate that would always let the dog in 👀

[@noahwiebe2558]

good doggo

[@markvergara952]

Where is death match.exe 👁👁

[@Smigt]

But who let the dogs out

[@TroIlfce]

laff i was not expecting you to be here out of all the people

[@HisMajestyFi]

Out of all of the creators, you are the one who watched this. What are you up to Laff?

[@poopa7642]

Big shoutout to Trigon. Went out like a G.

[@keithstiltner3539]

The eyeglass segment 10:04

[@Mikeanglo]

"Operation Lying Doggo" Someone needs to write a screenplay.

[@PreachinBlues_]

Agreed

[@pandagal9805]

Absolutely

[@Housing_Crisis]

I read it as she said it, *timing 100*

[@yuckyskunk2021]

yeah thats definitely fake

[@gregory6619]

redditor

[@willfromthepack3423]

Just imagine the level they are on now

[@sethrawbass]

This was probably the low tech stuff they had

[@SonicsniperV7]

You should take a look at the KGB device known as the "Thing" for one of the coolest Cold War gadgets ever devised: a radio bug that needed no power source.

[@tryadifferentone354]

yeah. you're a spy and you don't even know it. that's the level.

[@burgundilainenkeikari6908]

Yes, now they have surgically implanted false scrotums.

[@jayleon6176]

@@sethrawbass the "probably" was not necessary. anything revealed voluntarily at any time is generally of no value.

[@ehmwhy]

What people think spy gadgets are: glasses with a camera in them, a watch with a zip line. What they actually used: D E A D R A T S

[@handmeadozenbeers8655]

Me: *Bites glasses to try and flirt Also Me: *Starts convulsing uncontrollably

[@clover8673]

You can hear the sorrow in her voice when she talked about Trigons death

[@henrywright6565]

I did a bit of additional research on him. He was betrayed by a sleeper agent that infiltrated the CIA, named Karl Koecher. He was interviewed about a decade after Trigon's death, saying "I'm deeply sorry about that, but the people who did him in were the CIA and he himself. They recruited him in such a clumsy manner." Koecher is still alive in the Czech Republic. It's really unfortunate, but I guess that's just the way these things play out.

[@romaniangypsy3640]

@@henrywright6565 where does he lives in czech republic just asking so i can find him

[@mr.zapper3356]

@@romaniangypsy3640 asking for a friend right? Same

[@timtim6373]

@@romaniangypsy3640 the middle

[@aloafofnotbreadbread7374]

@@romaniangypsy3640 Why do you need to find him ?

[@RusAres]

I imagine a guy doing the search thinks to himself: "no wonder this dude became a spy, he has huge balls" :D

[@c.i.a.932]

I do have huge balls the size of basketball

[@anette8260]

@pepsicola *PFFT-*

[@c.i.a.932]

@pepsicola I have a football, soccer ball, and the head of a KGB agent

[@TheBoss-ji5vg]

That listening device looks like the first iPod 😂 how amazing for that kind of technology to be around during the Cold War!

[@christinesmith7838]

Her body language tells you she’s still concerned although proud and hopes they did the right thing even after all these years. I bet there’s still some sleepless nights. Amazing lady.

[@fromthebackseat4865]

“Hopes they did the right thing” they didn’t.