Doomsday machines, nuclear hurricanes and Russian spies, with Vince Houghton

Published: Sept. 12, 2019, 8:28 p.m.

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Vince Houghton, historian and curator of the International Spy Museum, joins us to talk about more than just the U.S. military\\u2019s plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon, he also explains a few American efforts to kill Cuba\\u2019s Fidel Castro, as well as bold Russian operations today \\u2014 and one Soviet idea that would have killed everyone decades ago. Vince\'s new book, "The Nuclear Spies America\'s Atomic Intelligence Operation against Hitler and Stalin," comes out Sept. 15. Our music this week is by Philip Guyler, via Audionetwork.com.

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