Vince Houghton - Nuking the Moon - And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board

Names: Houghton, Vince, author.

Title: Nuking the moon : and other intelligence schemes and military plots left on the drawing board / Vince Houghton.

Description: [New York] : Penguin Books, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019003262 (print) | LCCN 2019006293 (ebook) | ISBN 9780525505174 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780525505181 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Military research—United States—History—20th century. | Military intelligence—United States—History—20th century. | Espionage, American—History—20th century. | Strategy. | United States—Military policy.

Classification: LCC U393 (ebook) | LCC U393 .H68 2019 (print) | DDC 355/.0709730904—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019003262

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I know ninja are Japanese. I also know kung fu is not. Play along.

But it’s true. I know it in my heart.

That’s somewhat redundant, as all Cuban food is “delectable.”

And counting.

Quantum of Solace gets a free pass because of the writers’ strike. Spectre …

Her character is based on Stella Rimington, the first woman to head a Western intelligence agency (MI5).

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It’s important for you to know, when I write “Nazis” here, I’m saying it in my head like Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds .

Maybe twirl his mustache a little bit too.

But in German, so “Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen.”

Wege zur Raumschiffahrt.

Called Raumstations.

Three hundred and twenty-eight feet. The whole world is on the metric system. C’mon, America.

Well, I guess one of them did turn into Hitler.

How many of you saw “hydroponic” and thought of something else? Liars.

According to God only knows what math.

Yes, I don’t know why the Nazis would zap one of their own. But work with me.

It’s okay. Only some of the people around you think you’re crazy.