Stephen Budiansky, "Code Warriors"
July 30, 2016
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as posted by the channelBudiansky is on the editorial board of Cryptologia, and he includes fascinating details on the art and science of cryptology as he traces the NSA from its roots in the Second World War’s code breaking programs, such as the one that cracked Enigma. A former national security correspondent and author of books including Her Majesty’s Spymaster and Blackett’s War, Budiansky profiles many spies and cryptologists, outlines the special challenges of ciphers, and follows the Agency’s changing mission as the enemies became less clearly defined in the Cold War; no longer focusing on military personnel, the NSA went after suspected spies, and their targets were increasingly likely to be American citizens, a practice that has only intensified since 9/11.
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