When the United States military and the Central intelligence agency established a scientific stations across the Antarctic ice shelf they were not merely measuring penguins and measuring ice cores under the cover of international polar research operation deep freeze deployed covert listening post to intercept Soviet long-range radio signals telemetry and atmospheric nuclear test across the southern hemisphere.

During the height of the Cold war the Central intelligence agency sought to give close protection officers an instant lethal edge without sacrificing stealth this installment explores the secret spring loaded sleeve mechanisms and concealed weapons shoots engineered to slide a firearm directly into an opportunities waiting palm and a fraction of a second.

When King farouk of Egypt proved too stubborn decadent and obsessed with collecting pornography to serve American interests the Central intelligence agency executed project FF short for fat f***** and actual agency internal moniker this covered psychological pressure campaign leveraged economic sabotage back channel diplomatic coercion and targeted propaganda to nudge the free officers movement into launching a bloodless coup this installment exposes how Western services quiet Lisa's in systematically dismantled a middle eastern royalty line to install a military junta long before the Cold war had even reached a boil.

An inside look at the notorious Cold war detention center where secrets were shaken out of high value targets exploring how intelligence officers sifted through human intelligence using unorthodox methods.

Slide across midnight waters on advanced special operations watercraft designed for silence and high-speed literal infiltration this installment examines the engineering tactical execution and mechanical evolution of silent drive rigid hole inflatable boats.

Step inside the laboratory where everyday dining accessories are converted into silent lethal instruments of spycraft this installment explores the engineering deployment and dark implications of tabletop toothpick dispensers modified to deliver fast-acting chemical agents.

During the height of Cold war tensions in Southeast Asia the Central intelligence agency devised a clandestine network of subterranean ears and earth-shaking sensors to catch enemies in the ACT project spider web transformed the quiet jungle floor into an electronically wired trap recording every footstep vehicle rumble and whisper through ground penetrating technology this episode explores how tiny electronic bugs buried in damn soil became the foundation for modern unattended perimeter surveillance.

Step inside the clandestine world of silent rubber execution where a pocketful of metal prongs can haul to motorcade faster than Henry the 8th hearing the word annulment this installment explores the specialized vehicle immobilization spikes engineered to puncture tires with absolute discretion.