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U.S.-Russia Agreement a Cyber 'Reset'

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Cyber hot line could help thaw U.S.-Russia relations

The US and Russia are teaming up to create a new cyber hotline. Learn more in today's cybersecurity update.

Tags: Federal Drive , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , cyber hotline

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U.S., Russia co-sponsor cyber resolution

If passed, member nations would share information with each other about how they would use cyber technology during military conflicts.

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Russia beefs up its military

Russia will spend $650 billion to equip its dilapidated military with 600 new warplanes, 100 ships and 1,000 helicopters by 2020, Defense Ministry officials were quoted as saying Thursday.

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Russian spy dead; tipped authorities about spy ring

Sergei Tretyakov, one of the world's most famous spies of all time, is dead. WTOP recently featured Tretyakov in its series "Escaping from the Iron Curtain"

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Escaping from the Iron Curtain

World famous spy Sergei Tretyakov, who defected 10 years ago, talks about his defection and his life since then in this special WTOP series.

Tags: Sergei Tretyakov , Helen Tretyakov , Soviet Union , Russian government , Mikhail Gorbachev , Boris Yeltsin , Vladimir Putin , Pete Earley , KGB , J.J. Green

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Russian/Iranian relationship questioned

Schizophrenic is how Defense Secretary Robert Gates describes Russia's relationship to Iran. In remarks before Congress he indicated Russian knows nukes in Iran would destabilized the region, but still Russia is pursuing a commercial relationship with Iran. Gates said he was told by his counterpart in Russia while he was head of the CIA in the 1990s, supporting Iran's nuclear reactor was all about the money.

Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , Robert Gates , Iran , Congress , J.J. Green

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Terrorists and Nukes

Among concerns are the potential for theft by Russian insiders.

Tags: security , Intel Briefing , JJ Green , nuclear material

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CIA vs SVR

What's the difference between Russian intelligence and U.S. intelligence today? A source with knowledge of both CIA and Russia's SVR, formerly known as the KGB says the SVR has an unlimited supply of money to recruit spies. The source also says it depends on the quality and amount of information a spy can provide. Still the source says, the SVR tries to save money and says American turncoats Aldrich Aimes, and Robert Hanssen could have gotten ten times more than they got from the Russian intelligence.

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Cooperation warms between ICE and Russia

ICE has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Investigative Committee at the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation designed to speed the investigation and information-sharing process between the agencies. ICE is the first U.S. agency and second in the world to sign a MOU with the Russian organization. Adam Levine, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Attache at the US Embassy in Moscow, explains.

Tags: mngt , leadership , ICE , Adam Levine

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