Tag: John McMahon

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The Missile the CIA Fought—And Now Calls a ‘Game-Changer’

Today, the CIA's official museum features the Stinger missile as a game-changer that was one of the key factors in the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan. But this official vindication hides the real story. For six years, the CIA's own Deputy Director, John J. McMahon, was the single most powerful obstacle