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1. news.usni.org › 2014/09/02 › john-walker-spy-ring-u-sThe John Walker Spy Ring and The U.S. Navy’s Biggest Betrayal

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   Sep 2, 2014 · Notorious spy John Walker died on Aug. 28, 2014. The following is a story outlining Walker’s spy ring from the June 2010 issue of U.S. Naval Institute’s Naval History Magazine with the ...

2. www.nytimes.com › 1986/06/29 › magazineSPY RING: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE WALKER CASE

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   Jun 29, 1986 · The two men walked a bit, and then exchanged camera cases. Inside the case Walker received was approximately $50,000, according to Federal prosecutors, wrapped in tightly bound packages of...

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   Was the John Walker spy ring a threat to US security?

   • Even without the B-52 charge, the John Walker spy ring was enormously damaging to United States security. In the history of Cold War espionage only a handful of spies operated as long as Walker (British intelligence official Kim Philby and FBI agent Robert Hanssen are the obvious comparisons), and none had comparable access to military secrets.

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   Did the Walker spy ring create the most damaging security breach?

   • In February 2000 Michael Walker was released for good behavior. John and Arthur Walker, meanwhile, will be eligible for parole in 2015. Many observers believe the Walker spy ring created the most damaging security breach of the Cold War.

   The John Walker Spy Ring and The U.S. Navy’s Biggest Betrayal

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   Was John Walker a spy?

   • On April 28, John Walker took the stand in a San Francisco courtroom and announced to the world his claim that he had recruited Whitworth as a spy. As he spoke, he was smiling, as though repressing a secret hilarity. It was as if he were trying to convey one last lesson to his friend: Betrayal is easy, a fact of life.

   SPY RING: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE WALKER CASE

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   Did John Walker plead guilty to espionage?

   • In exchange for limits to his charges, John Walker made a deal to discuss his espionage in detail and plead guilty, and Michael also copped a plea. Arthur Walker was tried in August and found guilty. Whitworth went before a court in the spring of 1986.

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4. www.13newsnow.com › article › newsMastermind of biggest espionage leak in US Navy history dies

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   Aug 29, 2014 · Walker, who worked as a private detective in Norfolk, retired in 1976 as a chief warrant officer after 20 years in the Navy. The Walker spy ring included his older brother,Arthur, and his son Michael.

5. www.yahoo.com › news › john-walker-mastermindJohn Walker, mastermind of notorious spy ring, dies in U.S ...

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   Aug 29, 2014 · John Anthony Walker Jr. died on Thursday at the prison complex in Butner, Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke said. Walker began his Cold War-era espionage scheme while working as a ...

6. www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-28992446Ex-US Navy officer who spied for Soviets dies in prison

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   Aug 29, 2014 · 29 August 2014. Reuters. Officials said Walker's motive for passing secret codes to the Soviets was greed, not ideology. A former US navy sailor who led a spy ring for the Soviet Union has...

7. www.pbs.org › wgbh › frontlineThe Spy Who Broke the Code | FRONTLINE - PBS

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   Was John Walker the spy of the century? Frontline investigates the Walker spy ring and how it sold secrets about American military codes to the Soviets.

8. crimelibrary.org › terrorists_spies › spiesFamily of Spies: The John Walker Jr. Spy Case — The Story ...

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   Walker and the KGB agent were about to swap secrets for cash without ever meeting face-to-face. John Anthony Walker Jr.'s last. delivery to the KGB. Having dropped off the stolen Navy documents, Walker headed north to retrieve the KGBs grocery bag stuffed with cash. The KGB agent, meanwhile, began driving south, traveling along a different road ...