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    The thrill of the hunt

    Sep 26, 2021 2 minutes
    by GREG DIXON

    The Cold War might be long gone, but the Cold War thriller remains hotter than weapons-grade plutonium. The appeal is uncomplicated. For those of a certain age, the vintage fears and us-versus-them certainties of the mid-to-late 20th century can seem positively prelapsarian compared with these wildly unpredictable times.

    The theatricalities of the Cold War’s secret war

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