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World Service,3 mins

How the CIA used manganese to dupe the Soviet Union

The World This Week

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The US said it was deep-sea mining. Instead, it was trying to retrieve a Soviet submarine. 麻豆社 Science Editor David Shukman tells Geeta Guru-Murthy about a stunning cold-war ruse. (Photo: Manganese nodules on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Credit: Science Photo Library)

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