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Security lapses blamed at Cheltenham spy center years after break in
A retired Cheltenham staffer describes lax internal security at the GCHQ site shared with the US, saying the facility is vulnerable to leaks. The Guardian cites his concerns as authorities face fresh questions after The Times links former translator Geoffrey Prime to a major Soviet penetration of Western intelligence. Prime, 44, is awaiting trial on espionage charges and worked at Cheltenham from 1968 to 1977, feeding Moscow encoded details and monitored frequencies.
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