During the Cold War, the CIA sent cats outfitted with electronic gear to eavesdrop on the enemy. This and other amazing stories in BB pal Tom Vanderbilt’s excellent Smithsonian feature “The CIA’s Most Highly-Trained Spies Weren’t Even Human.” Tom’s guide through this strange history was Bob Bailey who trained dolphins, chickens, and the aforementioned cats, all for the military.
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