AFIO Now Presents: Stephen Mercado
In this episode retired CIA Officer and author, Stephen Mercado, shares insights from his book Japanese Spy Gear and Special Weapons: How Noborito's Scientists and Technicians Served in the Second World War and the Cold War. After World War I, Japan created the Noborito Research Institute-a secretive hub of scientists and technicians tasked with advancing both overt and covert warfare.
Interview date Monday, 03 November 2025. Interviewer and Host AFIO President James Hughes.
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