Penkovsky - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Penkovsky correct answers Possibly the CIA's greatest Humint asset ever, a "walk in", the man was a colonel in the GRU during the '50s and '60s who provided detailed technical information on Soviet equipment because of his moral objections to Stalin and others. His information on MRBMs and SRBMs helped the US to confirm the presence of Soviet nukes in Cuba in 1962. His last message before he was caught was intended to start WWIII between the two superpowers but was ignored by Kennedy. A w...