Annie Jacobsen Spy Quotations

Back in the 1950s, there was a top-secret program code-named SUNTAN being conducted at a top-secret facility called Skunk Works. Its objective? To develop a liquid-hydrogen-powered spy plane. Because liquid hydrogen is incredibly volatile, early experiments were conducted inside a bomb shelter with eight-foot-thick walls.

With stealth technology, the U.S. could spy on its Cold War adversaries without running the risk of getting caught.