[Spooks] Spooks Digest, Vol 78, Issue 26

[Andy]

Did they have any ciphers,
> one-time pads, or at least a shortwave receiver?
> Seems like a real learning opportunity for the spy numbers community,
> I've just not heard anything about it myself.
> I mean, what if they had a one-time pad with entries regarding future
> numbers broadcasts - that would be a pretty big deal!
>
>


The only problem is that, the moment the handlers learned of the arrests,
they would change the one-time pads, making the old ones useless.

It would be interesting to note if there was more traffic on the Russian
numbers stations in the days following the arrests, notifying other agents
not caught in the net of the changes......



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