Comments by "craxd1" (@craxd1) on "Into the Shadows" channel.

  1. Look at what occurred in Russia with the old Soviet nuclear batteries. They used them to power unmanned lighthouses and beacons, etc. A small group of men, not knowing what they were, tried to salvage one for scrap. That led to a complicated and dangerous cleanup effort.
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  2. The 2nd airplane scheme wouldn't have worked, since Cuba did shoot down a US military plane, a U-2. If they didn't go to war for that, then they wouldn't have for this. The first plane scheme, though, using supposed college students onboard the plane, may have triggered public resentment. However, think about the Gulf of Tonkin. What did the sailors say?
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  3. It's not complete unless you mention Colonel Z. He was what was behind the real “Universal Exports” mentioned by Fleming. It was a hidden shadow group that ran parallel beside MI during WWII. Likewise, it was fully absorbed into MI6 after the war. The colonel was a rather interesting character.
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