Sublime

He’s referring to Operation Merlin, a botched effort from a few years back that’s just been leaked to the press. In a bid to entrap the Iranians into building a nuclear weapon in contravention of the ban, we apparently arranged for an asset to pass them plans for a contraband firing mechanism, sneakily—or so we thought—adapted to render the system

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“She’s been retired for years. Left the Agency soon after I did. Why do you care where she is now?” “We’re concerned about her well-being. Actually, we’re concerned about everyone who was involved with Operation Cyrano.” I can’t hide my reaction to hearing those two words. I feel the shock of it reverberate through my bones, as powerful as a concus

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