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Welcome to the The Dead Drop.  Each week we pass along news and gossip from the world of national security and intelligence.  While the rest of The Cipher Brief is deadly serious, stop off at The Dead Drop for information that can be fun, intriguing or the kind of stuff that readers have a “need-to-know” to stay current on the news.

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