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Germany's Industrial Espionage: The Stasi's Tech Theft
While the Berlin Wall was a physical barrier, the German Democratic Republic waged a relentless economic war through industrial espionage. This episode explores how the Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, or Stasi, systematically targeted West German technology to keep East Germany’s aging industries competitive. We follow the trail of stolen blueprints and corrupt insiders, focusing on the high-stakes case of Heinz Fiebig, a Siemens engineer who sold radar secrets for rubles. From the factories of Essen to the labs of Munich, we examine how state-sponsored theft shaped the Cold War economy and…
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