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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1985
Page
4
An unnamed U S official said a diplomat could unknowingly transfer tracking chemical NPPD via a car steering wheel to a Soviet dissident who could leave traces on a door. NIH and EPA teams will test embassy exposure as officials protest Kremlin spying methods.
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports Soviet bloc forces stockpile up to 600000 tons of chemical arms since 1973. Special units with 45000 plus troops train at 15 War saw Pact sites under Defense Ministry control to employ nerve gas phosgene and lung affecting agents in wartime.
Marine officers testified about daily vehicle traffic at the airport corridor and their difficulty balancing security with keeping roads open. They described preferring higher ground and better containment, but mission demands forced a vulnerable setup and limited barriers. Intelligence warnings were numerous but failed to predict a truck bombing.
State Department says Soviets used a chemical agent to track American personnel in the Soviet Union, possibly causing genetic mutations, while denying any embassy staff illness. The report notes microwave jamming of the Moscow embassy until July 1979 and cites smearing tracking agents as a new espionage method alongside bugs, sensors, and satellites.
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