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Siberia 1982: The Pipeline Fire and the CIA Program That Sent Faulty Technology into the USSR

In 1982, a gas pipeline caught fire in the Tyumen region of Siberia. The area stood near the enormous gas fields the Soviet Union needed to sell energy to Europe and earn hard currency. The fire happened, but the outside world learned very little about it for years. Thomas C. Reed, a former U.S. National Security Council official, later wrote that pipeline-control software had been altered. It worked normally for a t

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In 1982, a gas pipeline caught fire in the Tyumen region of Siberia. The area stood near the enormous gas fields the Soviet Union needed to sell energy to Europe and earn hard currency. The fire happened, but the outside world learned very little about it for years. Thomas C. Reed, a former U.S. National Security Council official, later wrote that pipeline-control software had been altered. It worked normally for a time, then changed pump speeds and valve settings on its own. Pressure rose beyond the line’s limit, the pipe ruptured, and escaping gas became a huge blast.

In 1982, a gas pipeline caught fire in the Tyumen region of Siberia. The area stood near the enormous gas fields the Soviet Union needed to sell energy to Europe and earn hard currency. The fire happened, but the outside world learned very little about it for years. Thomas C. Reed, a former U.S. National Security Council official, later wrote that pipeline-control software had been altered. It worked normally for a t

In 1982, a gas pipeline caught fire in the Tyumen region of Siberia. The area stood near the enormous gas fields the Soviet Union needed to sell energy to Europe and earn hard currency. The fire happened, but the outside world learned very little about it for years. Thomas C. Reed, a former U.S. National Security Council official, later wrote that pipeline-control software had been altered. It worked normally for a t

In 1982, a gas pipeline caught fire in the Tyumen region of Siberia. The area stood near the enormous gas fields the Soviet Union needed to sell energy to Europe and earn hard currency. The fire happened, but the outside world learned very little about it for years. Thomas C. Reed, a former U.S. National Security Council official, later wrote that pipeline-control software had been altered. It worked normally for a t

In 1982, a gas pipeline caught fire in the Tyumen region of Siberia. The area stood near the enormous gas fields the Soviet Union needed to sell energy to Europe and earn hard currency. The fire happened, but the outside world learned very little about it for years. Thomas C. Reed, a former U.S. National Security Council official, later wrote that pipeline-control software had been altered. It worked normally for a t

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