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Nasser's Missile Program and Operation Damocles (w. Devon)
Manage episode 491089694 series 3582378
In 1962, President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt (or the UAR) showed the world his newest toys: a set of tiny, dinky missiles that could carry 60 kilos of explosives apiece. Needless to say, the head of the Israeli Mossad flipped out and ordered a campaign of assassinations on the German scientists who'd built them. This week, we're talking to Devon from the Kill James Bond podcast about Operation Damocles: a story of dumb rockets and dumber spies.
Listen to Devon's work on: Kill James Bond, Well There's Your Problem, and 10K Posts!
Support FTL on Patreon and unlock bonus content!
Sources:
- Reflections on Egypt, the Middle East, and History, Khaled Fahmy
- Nasser and the Missile Age in the Middle East, Owen Sirrs
Theme song by DJ Danarchy
94 episodes
Manage episode 491089694 series 3582378
In 1962, President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt (or the UAR) showed the world his newest toys: a set of tiny, dinky missiles that could carry 60 kilos of explosives apiece. Needless to say, the head of the Israeli Mossad flipped out and ordered a campaign of assassinations on the German scientists who'd built them. This week, we're talking to Devon from the Kill James Bond podcast about Operation Damocles: a story of dumb rockets and dumber spies.
Listen to Devon's work on: Kill James Bond, Well There's Your Problem, and 10K Posts!
Support FTL on Patreon and unlock bonus content!
Sources:
- Reflections on Egypt, the Middle East, and History, Khaled Fahmy
- Nasser and the Missile Age in the Middle East, Owen Sirrs
Theme song by DJ Danarchy
94 episodes
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