Korean & Vietnam wars

3 cards. Each one is a 40-second story with a five-minute read behind it.

1. The man who reshaped the CIA into a Cabinet-level powerWilliam J. Casey didn't just run the CIA; he fundamentally altered its mandate. By elevating the agency to a Cabinet-level role and loosening postwar restrictions, he transformed …
2. The intelligence chief who traded secrecy for a policy of opennessIn the mid-1970s, the CIA faced an existential crisis of public trust. While most officials preferred the shadows, William Colby chose a different path: radical candour. His decis…
3. The intelligence coup of the century: how spies sold rigged encryptionFor decades, the CIA and West German BND operated a massive deception through a Swiss company. By selling compromised encryption technology to nearly 130 nations, they turned glob…

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