Operation Paperweight

In the turbulent days after World War II, the Cold War emerged, ushering in a period of international threats, and clandestine subterfuge. As the Soviet Union extended its grip over Eastern Europe, over its newly annexed territories after WWII, the United State in response to the emerging Soviet threat, passed the National Security Act in 1947 which created The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to protect the U.S. from dangers in this new world. Grandfathered from its days as the Office of ...