About this episode

Co-hosts Duck and David discuss the GUNMAN story, a Cold War tale involving cryptography and espionage between the USA and USSR.

Co-hosts Duck and David tell the GUNMAN story, a fascinating Cold War tale of USA versus USSR. Learn how the KGB sidestepped American cryptography with a keylogger that demands technical respect (and teaches valuable lessons) to this day, and how the NSA fought back.

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