1983 ⟶ Soviet Spy Dieter Gerhardt Arrested

Soviet spy Dieter Gerhardt is arrested in New York.
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🕵️ Gouzenko Defection Exposes Soviet Spying

Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet agent working in the Soviet embassy in Canada, defects and provides proof to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police of a Soviet spy ring operating in Canada and the U.S. The revelations help change perceptions of the Soviet Union from an ally to a foe.⟶
Gouzenko Defection Exposes Soviet Spying (1945)
USSRSoviet UnionSpyingCanadaUnited StatesCold WarIntelligenceEspionageDefection

✈️ U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down Over USSR

American pilot Francis Gary Powers is shot down in his U-2 spy plane while flying at high altitude over the Soviet Union, resulting in the U-2 Incident, an embarrassment for President Eisenhower.⟶
U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down Over USSR (1960)
U-2 Incidentspy planeUSSoviet UnionCold WarespionageEisenhowerpoliticsintelligence

👤 Andropov Becomes Soviet Leader

Yuri Andropov becomes General Secretary of the Soviet Union.⟶
Andropov Becomes Soviet Leader (1982)
AndropovSoviet UnionLeadershipCold WarPolitical TransitionUSSR

🕵️ Soviet Spy Dieter Gerhardt Arrested

Soviet spy Dieter Gerhardt is arrested in New York.⟶
Soviet Spy Dieter Gerhardt Arrested (1983)
EspionageSoviet UnionCold WarIntelligenceUSGerhardt

🕵️ John Anthony Walker Arrested for Espionage

John Anthony Walker is arrested by the FBI.⟶
John Anthony Walker Arrested for Espionage (1985)
United StatesEspionageCold WarSpyingWalkerNational SecurityIntelligenceFBI

🪦 Kim Philby's Death in Moscow

Kim Philby (Harold Adrian Russell Philby), the high-ranking UK intelligence officer who defected to the Soviet Union, dies in Moscow.⟶
Kim Philby's Death in Moscow (1988)
espionageintelligencedefectionSoviet UnionCold WarUKMI6KGB