Problem: Control software went haywire and produced
intense pressure in the Trans-Siberian gas pipeline, resulting in the
largest man-made non-nuclear explosion in Earth’s history.
Cause: CIA operatives allegedly planted a bug in a
Canadian computer system purchased by the Soviets to control their gas
pipelines. The purchase was part of a strategic Soviet plan to steal or
covertly obtain sensitive U.S. technology. When the CIA discovered the
purchase, they sabotaged the software so that it would pass Soviet
inspection but fail in operation.
Cost: Millions of dollars, significant damage to Soviet economy
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