Tools of Tradecraft: The CIA’s Historic Spy Kit

credit to robertngo of LYN
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/02/c...56&viewall=true

"Belly Buster" Hand-Crank Audio Drill
The CIA used the “Belly Buster” drill during the late 1950s and early 1960s to drill holes into masonry in order to implant listening devices. After assembly, the base of the drill was held firmly against the stomach, while the handle was cranked manually. The kit came with several drill bits and accessories.



Letter Remover
Special devices were used in World War II to retrieve letters from envelopes without disturbing their seals. The pincer-like device was inserted into the unsealed gap at the top of the envelope flap, then turned to wind up the letter and extract it from the envelope.



Stereoscope and Case
The stereoscope, used during World War II, helped Allied photo analyzers examine images of enemy territory taken by airplane-mounted cameras. It allowed them to view the film in 3-D.


Dragonfly Insectothopter
Developed by the CIA’s Office of Research and Development in the 1970s, this micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was the first insect-sized aerial vehicle (Insectothopter) developed to explore intelligence collection via miniature devices.



CIA Semi-Submersible
The CIA designed this two-man semi-submersible in the 1950s. It carried no weapons, provided cramped quarters, and required a "mother ship" for transport and recovery, but it could slip into regions that normal ships could not.



Microdot Camera
Transferring secret documents during the Cold War was aided by this microdot camera that could photograph and reduce whole pages of information onto a tiny piece of film the size of a sentence period. The film could then be embedded into otherwise banal correspondence as punctuation at the end of a sentence. Microdots were also hidden in rings, hollow coins and other items. The recipient would read the microdot with a special viewer.



Code in a Compact
A female agent could powder her nose while sneaking a surreptitious peak at code hidden in the mirror of this handy dual-use compact. When tipped at a certain angle, the code was visible in the mirror



Minox Camera
Walter Zapp, a Latvian engineer, developed a portable camera in 1937 that would fit easily into the palm of a hand and take high-quality pictures. Originally made from steel in Riga, it was considered a marvel of technology and became the world’s most widely used spy camera.

marc_zman wrote:perghhh... ni perguruan mana nyer hang amik ni yinchet weh.?
nice.. really nice

most of the stuff come from
CIA's museum, located at the agency's Langley, Virginia, headquarters
not open for public though...

ini dari muzium spy yang kat mana tu ke yinchet..dia simpan bahan2 semua agensi yang besar termasuk MI5/MI6 dan KGB kan..

mumuchi wrote:ini dari muzium spy yang kat mana tu ke yinchet..dia simpan bahan2 semua agensi yang besar termasuk MI5/MI6 dan KGB kan..

CIA HQ museum...
more information link
https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2008-featured-story-archive/cia-museum.html
Virtual tour...
https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-museum/cia-museum-tour/index.html

hehehe tula.kekadang kita ingat movie magic, kekadang spy magic lagi power..

ok bro wa dah check balik..museum yang wa maksudkan yang ini sebenarnya..

International Spy Museum

antara byk2, nih yang wa paling respect... tahun 70an pun dh ada...

dulu aku tak bila, penah main dlm tv pasal soviet minds secret weapon, depa ada alat yg utk ganerate small electric power, just utk hidup kan small transmitter utk berhubung, semer nyer hanya menggunakan kuasa minda sahaja.... huhuhuhuhuhuhuh