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From a fellow Anon…
Interesting… and notable

Edward Coristine AKA “BIG BALLS” says his Grandfather was a Double Agent

He says his Grandfather worked for “Line X”, which was the Soviet Union's Covert Technology Theft Program. He joined the CIA and gave the US valuable intel right.

This was a secretive KGB program during the Cold War focused on stealing Western scientific and technological secrets.

Line X was the operational arm of the KGB's “Directorate” (Scientific and Technical Intelligence), created in the early 1970s to bridge the growing technological gap between the Soviet Union and the West. By the 1970s, Soviet tech lagged significantly behind the U.S. and its allies, so the KGB prioritized industrial espionage to acquire blueprints, research papers, hardware, and software—often at a fraction of development costs.

It involved over 100 KGB officers stationed at Soviet embassies in 10 Western countries, supported by a network of about 4,000 informants (scientists, engineers, and diplomats). Targets included nuclear weapons, computers, aerospace, and anti-missile systems like the U.S. "Star Wars" program.

The program evolved from 1930s KGB thefts of German technology and expanded during détente in the 1970s, when Soviet delegations visited U.S. labs and firms.
- Notable Targets:
- Penetration of France's nuclear program via agents like those exposed in 1992.
- Acquisition of U.S. military tech through allies in Europe and Japan.
- Infiltration of companies for semiconductors and software, which later influenced Soviet military capabilities.
- Line X delivered thousands of documents and prototypes, saving the USSR billions and fueling projects in aviation, computing, and weaponry. Defectors later claimed it was "more profitable than gambling."

In 1981–1982, KGB Colonel Vladimir Vetrov (codenamed "Farewell") defected to France and leaked over 2,000 documents listing Line X agents and targets. This "Farewell Dossier" revealed the operation's full scope.