CIA musium, world’s most secret museum

CIA musium, world’s most secret museum. Just a twenty minute drive from Washington. Langley is a quiet town in Virginia. On the south bank of the Potomac River, which runs along the city’s lap, the large house that stands above all the surrounding houses is the headquarters of the US intelligence agency, CIA.

There is a museum in that building. The world’s most secret museum. It is also a mystery. Here are all the historical collections on which history is built. Common people have no chance to touch the history. Doors open to select journalists. Recently, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the intelligence agency, some journalists got an opportunity to visit the museum. Among them was BBC security reporter Gordon Correra. Gordon saw in front of his eyes, the AK-47 gun of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The gun was recovered when bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan. There are 600 exclusive collections such as leather jackets used by late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. These include spy gadgets used during the Cold War. Which is called ‘Dead Drop Rat’. There was a hidden message inside. The camera was inside the cigarette pack. A spy camera was attached to the pigeon. Not left out is the secret weapon, a martini glass that explodes at the touch of a hand. Contains details of important CIA issues. Also traces of recent operations.

A miniature model of the residence used by Osama in Abbottabad, Pakistan, preserved in a museum. Bin Laden was killed by US Navy SEALs in 2011. Before the operation, the then US President Barack Obama was briefed on the nature of the operation using that model.

The journalists were given the opportunity to visit the museum by the officer in charge of the museum, Robert Z. Bayer. He showed how 3D models help in decision making. On July 30 this year, a US missile hit a house in Kabul.

The target is al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Earlier on July 1, President Biden was briefed using the 3D model. That 3D model has also been placed in that museum. The first half of the secret museum is arranged chronologically from the founding of the CIA in 1947. The visitors of this museum are the CIA’s own officers. Because the CIA is reluctant to show off its success. However, US administration officials and politicians also get access.

The CIA museum says the CIA’s ‘Bay of Pigs’ operation to oust Cuban leader Fidel Castro was a botched plan.

The Iraq war also highlighted the failure to find large quantities of munitions. Bayer said, ‘This museum is not only dedicated to history, it is actually an operational museum. We look at history again and again – which is good or bad. Let our officers understand their history so that they can do better in the future. We have to learn from our success or failure.’

In the 1960s, a submarine K-129 of the Soviet Union was lost under the sea. With the help of billionaire Howard Hughes, the CIA went to rescue the submarine only to find out what remains of the submarine and what technology it contained. Howard explored the ocean floor using a ship called the Hughes Glomer Explorer. The CIA mission was partially successful. Because Glomer tries to retrieve parts of the submarine. Some parts were also recovered. When the rest of the submarine was recovered, news of Project Azorian was leaked. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jack Anderson revealed the inception of Project Azorean to the world on March 18, 1975. There is a model of that Soviet submarine in this museum. Gordon Correra, who visited the museum, found no evidence of the alleged torture of detainees since 2001. As such, there is no evidence of the sensational information of WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks alleged that the US intelligence agency CIA has advanced hacking technology. With which smart phones and smart TVs go upside down. However, it is certain that Langley’s office is the embodiment of US national heroism.