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“Operation Acoustic Kitty” was a secret 1960s plan to turn cats into portable spying devices. However, the CIA only ever produced one Acoustic Kitty ($20M) because it abandoned the project after a test with this cat showed they were too easily distracted and couldn't be trained.
#catstr #tradecraft #espionage
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