"CIA gadgets: robot fish, pigeon camera, jungle microphones"
The CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology is celebrating its 40th anniversary by revealing a few dozen of its secrets for a new museum inside its headquarters near Washington. ...
In 2000, the CIA built a catfish it calls 'Charlie,' a remarkably realistic swimming robot. The spy agency still won't disclose much about its mission, but experts speculated it collects water samples near suspected chemical or nuclear plants.
Unfortunately, the museum is not open to the general public:
Keith Melton, a leading historian of intelligence, calls it "the finest spy musuem you'll never see." It is accessible only to CIA employees and guests admitted to those closed quarters.
In 2000, the CIA built a catfish it calls 'Charlie,' a remarkably realistic swimming robot. The spy agency still won't disclose much about its mission, but experts speculated it collects water samples near suspected chemical or nuclear plants.
Unfortunately, the museum is not open to the general public:
Keith Melton, a leading historian of intelligence, calls it "the finest spy musuem you'll never see." It is accessible only to CIA employees and guests admitted to those closed quarters.
// 12/29/2003 
