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Three Minutes to Doomsday

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by Joe Navarro


  secret apartment used in, 235, 237–38, 239–41, 242–43, 256, 267

  Conrad trial

  Conrad’s appearance at, 287, 288, 290

  consequences of espionage mentioned in, 327

  Hein’s testimony in, 277

  media on, 286

  Navarro’s preparation and travel to, 283–86

  Navarro’s testimony in, 286–90

  private dinner after, 290–91

  sentencing in, 303

  cookies (SNAs, SAS nuclear authenticators), with Pershing missile systems, 248–49, 250–51, 253, 255, 309

  counterintelligence (CI), 83, 127, 133, 294, 298, 308

  computer viruses in, 107

  factors brought together in, 198

  FD-302 forms used in, 53–54, 197–98, 220

  Howard case and, 119

  human factor in, 199–200

  Moody’s introduction to, 127–29, 133–35

  Navarro’s experience in, 7–8, 10, 12, 32–33, 135, 326

  need-to-know basis in, 10–11

  nuances needed in, 198

  Soviet Union and, 8

  transference and countertransference in, 313

  Cuba

  author’s childhood on, 1–2

  Bay of Pigs invasion of, 1

  funding of extremist groups by, 7

  Missile Crisis in, 107, 232, 327

  Czechoslovakia, 8, 9, 108, 238, 251

  Dion, John, 268

  doorjamb confrontation, 27

  Dukakis, Michael, 85

  Dungeons and Dragons (game), 73–74, 229

  Durazo, Arturo, 31–32

  East Germany, 8, 83, 108, 211

  Edwards, LaVell, 5

  Emergency Action Center (EAC), Pershing II missile system, 250, 252–54, 256, 257, 258, 260–61, 275, 276, 289

  Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 3

  Emily (NSA staff), 271–72, 273–74, 275, 276, 277–78, 279, 284

  espionage cases

  German handling of, 55, 82–83

  language used during interviews in, 153–54

  legal requirements for confessions in, 91–92, 141, 177–78

  Eways, Al

  Conrad case background from, 29–30, 54–55

  initial contact with Ramsay, 10–14

  interview with Ramsay, 14–16, 17–18, 22, 23, 25, 26, 49, 60, 61–62, 156

  FBI

  aerial surveillance duties in, 6–7

  Behavioral Analysis Program of, 284–85, 326

  counterintelligence work (CI) at, 7–8, 10–11, 12, 32–33, 326

  depression of agents in, 323

  legal advice about Ramsay case from attorneys in, 181–82

  Navarro’s recruitment into, 5–6

  US prosecution of criminals preferred by, 31–32

  working conditions at, 6, 7

  FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ)

  dual approach to dealing with, 33

  meeting on Ramsay case evidence with, 263–71, 293, 295

  Navarro’s recognition by, 328–29

  possible media leak from, 107, 113, 122, 309–10, 320–21

  Ramsay arrest decision and, 290, 304, 307, 315

  Ramsay investigation and, 9, 33, 40, 77, 80, 90, 101, 108, 155, 237, 240, 245–46

  FBI Training Academy, Quantico, Virginia, 57, 125, 134, 199

  FBI Washington Field Office (WFO)

  Conrad case and, 29–30, 31, 35, 71, 73, 84, 90–91, 105–6, 266

  crime scene forensic details neglected by, 79–80, 105–6, 295

  INSCOM’s relationship with, 105

  interference on Ramsay case from, 78, 80, 82, 90, 104–7, 175, 206, 221, 237, 254, 265, 267–68, 277, 294, 295, 300, 323

  meeting on Ramsay case with, 294–95, 296–98

  New York Times report on Conrad case and, 103, 106–7

  possible media leak from, 107, 113, 309–10, 320–21

  Ramsay arrest decision and, 290

  Ramsay investigation and, 35, 39–40, 57–58, 70, 73, 77, 78, 79–80, 83, 84, 90, 91, 175, 179, 186, 198, 221, 238, 240, 241, 243, 265, 266

  Ramsay on roadblocks from, 104–7

  FD-302 forms, 53–54, 70, 79, 108, 124, 186, 197–98, 219–20, 237, 257, 267, 272–73

  Federal Bureau of Investigation. See FBI

  file reviews, 89–91

  firing-range practice, 205–6, 283

  Germany. See East Germany; West Germany

  Gerth, Jeff, 107, 113

  Gregory, Jeffery, 260–61, 268, 294, 320, 326

  Guillaume, Günter, 83

  Havel, Václav, 108

  Hein, Jane, 81–85, 90, 264, 277, 293, 297, 301

  Held, Dick, 33

  hello line, Hungarian Intelligence Service, 77–78, 81, 90, 267

  Henry (NSA staff), 283

  meeting on Ramsay case with, 271, 272–73, 274–75, 276, 277

  trip to Florida to work with Ramsay, 279–81, 289

  Hoover, J. Edgar, 34, 108

  Howard, Edward Lee, 119

  Howard, Mary, 119

  Hungarian Intelligence Service

  hello line used by, 77–78, 81, 90, 267

  stolen US documents sold to, 105, 267

  Hungary

  Conrad’s choice of, for selling stolen documents, 147

  Conrad’s payments from, 170, 174, 179

  Kercsik brothers’ espionage activities in, 30, 90, 171–72, 179

  nuclear technology and, 251, 253

  Ramsay espionage case investigation by, 267

  Ramsay’s information on, 90, 147, 170, 174, 179, 231, 232, 233, 251, 253, 269, 280

  sale of stolen US documents to, 29–30, 77, 78, 81, 90, 105, 106, 112, 147, 154, 170, 172, 174, 179, 231, 267

  Soviet collapse and independence of, 108

  Soviet purchase of stolen US plans from, 183, 232, 251, 253

  INSCOM, 10–11, 13, 23, 29, 30, 31, 39, 82, 84, 86, 89, 105

  Internal Security Section (ISS), Department of Justice, 90–91, 182, 268, 285, 299, 304, 305, 306, 310

  interview techniques, 27

  approaches taught in, 14–15

  face time needed in, 20

  FBI Training Academy, Quantico, methods in, 125, 134, 199

  FD-302 forms used for documenting, 53–54, 70

  food and dynamics in, 24–25

  guidelines used in, 34–35

  hotel room and furniture arrangements in, 132–34, 137, 148–49, 157, 247, 250

  hypotheticals used in, 149, 179–80

  interviewer’s distance and psychological pressure in, 62

  jittery automatic reactions to questions as clues in, 16, 18–19, 24, 26, 34, 36, 41, 47, 50, 165

  language and word choice used in, 153–54, 155

  meals used in, 156–57

  Navarro’s approaches in, 53, 62, 66–67, 94, 98–99, 124–26, 131–35, 153–55, 188–89, 219, 228–29

  playing father in, 122, 133–34, 200–201, 251

  playing mother in, 133–34, 136–37, 143, 156, 164, 254, 312

  presumptives used in, 228–29

  rote questions used in, 15

  talking around main topic in, 66–67

  timing and continuation of, 49–50

  ways of entering a room to establish dominance in, 134–35

  IRA, 8

  Jenkins, Elizabeth, 307, 311

  John Paul II, Pope, 8–9

  Justice Department (DOJ), 80, 83, 84, 90, 91, 181–82, 186, 220, 293, 299, 300, 301, 308, 315

  Kehoe, Greg

  background and reputation of, 182

  Navarro’s meeting for advice from, 152, 182–86, 198

  Ramsay case briefing of, 268, 285, 293–95, 298–301

  Ramsay case prosecution by, 182, 299–300

  Ramsay’s arrest and, 303–4, 305–7, 308, 310, 318

  Kercsik brothers (Imre and Sandor)

  arrest in Sweden of, 30, 83, 106, 165

  lack of cooperation by, 55, 81

  need for confirmation of espionage activities by, 78, 81, 8
3–84, 85, 90, 105

  Ramsay’s identification in lineup by, 83, 85, 90, 101

  transport and sale of stolen documents by, 30, 171–72, 173–74, 179

  trustworthiness of, 85, 134

  KGB, 8–9, 118–19, 230

  Khan, Ishaq, 8

  Koerner, Jay, 326

  background and reputation of, 36–37

  initial Ramsay investigation and, 9–10, 33–38, 40–41, 54, 59, 82, 100

  interviews with Ramsay and, 113, 125, 151, 190–91, 192, 220, 229, 257

  meetings on progress of Ramsay case and, 263, 265, 268

  Ramsay’s arrest and, 314

  Ramsay’s confession and arrest and, 180–81, 192, 314

  selection of Moody as Navarro’s partner and, 116–18, 120, 122–23

  Kotlarchuk, Ihor O. E., 285, 290–91, 304–5

  Langford, Susan

  meeting on Ramsay case with, 263, 264–65, 266–67, 269, 270

  Ramsay interviews with, 238–39, 240, 242, 284, 294, 318

  Ramsay’s arrest and, 306, 314

  Leonard (NSA staff), 283

  meeting on Ramsay case with, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276–77

  trip to Florida to work with Ramsay, 279–81, 289

  letters rogatory, 127–28

  Licht, Rich, 270, 283

  meetings on Ramsay case with, 263, 293, 294, 295, 296, 300

  Ramsay investigation and, 239, 255, 257, 258, 264–65, 266–67, 269, 296, 318

  Ramsay’s arrest and, 306, 314, 315

  Ling, Juan, 320, 321–22

  Machetero terrorist group, 6, 52

  Major, David, 134

  Martin, John, 90–91

  McDonald, Larry, 231

  McGorty, Don, 33

  McWethy, John, 112, 113

  media. See also ABC News

  Conrad case and, 103–4, 112–13, 116, 122, 143–44, 146, 148, 268, 286

  interest in spy cases by, 207

  Ramsay case and, 103, 109, 110, 113, 119, 143–44, 148, 157–58, 193, 194, 208–9, 303, 313

  sources of possible leaks to, 107, 113, 122, 309–10, 320–21

  Miami, drug activity in, 182

  Moody, Terry (She-Moody, agent)

  departure from team by, 246–47

  initial tensions between Navarro and, 122–24, 128–29, 132, 134

  Navarro’s approaches to interviewing and, 124–26, 131–35, 219

  personal life of, 186–87, 215–16, 221–22, 238, 313

  Ramsay case background files and, 126–29

  Ramsay interviews with, 135–50, 151–75, 187–93, 238, 239, 247–54, 257–58

  Ramsay’s arrest and, 304–5, 306, 309–10, 312, 314–15, 317, 318

  relationship between Navarro and, 215–22, 318

  selection as Navarro’s partner, 116–18, 120

  Moody, Terry (He-Moody, agent’s husband), 116, 186, 215, 221, 254

  Mueller, Bob, 182, 301

  National Security Agency (NSA), 6, 103, 283

  meeting on future of Ramsay case and, 293, 295

  meeting on Ramsay case held with staff from, 164, 265, 261, 271–78, 284

  Ramsay investigation reports and, 202, 220

  trip to Florida with staff from, to work with Ramsay, 279–81, 289

  national security cases, 44, 55, 154

  National Security Council (NSC), 111, 134, 202, 220, 295, 307

  NATO, 83, 95, 108, 142, 172, 202, 206, 232, 247–48, 249, 307, 327

  Navarro, Luciana, 36–37, 52, 177, 203, 213–14, 215, 216, 218, 219, 254, 270, 285, 288, 308, 320, 328–29

  Navarro, Stephanie, 37, 52, 57, 177, 203, 213–14, 216, 218, 270, 308, 320, 329

  New York Times, 103, 106–7, 113, 268, 286

  Nixon, Richard, 3

  Noriega, Manuel, 182, 183, 307

  nuclear weapons

  Able Archer exercise and, 231–32, 245

  European command and control of, 248–50, 251, 253, 255, 256

  Pershing II missiles and, 108, 247–54, 255, 325

  possible theft of mechanisms of, 274, 276–77, 309, 325

  Soviet Union and, 107–8, 211, 232–33, 251, 253, 276, 327

  Otis, Glenn K.

  testimony and damage assessment of, 327

  PALs (permissive active links), with Pershing missile systems, 248–53, 255, 309

  Pelton, Ronald, 119

  Pepper, Gary, 285–86, 290

  Pershing II missiles, 108, 247–54, 255, 325

  Emergency Action Center (EAC) and, 250, 252–54, 256, 257, 258, 260–61, 275, 276, 289

  German deployment of, 247–48

  PAL and cookies control systems for, 248–53, 255, 309

  Pizzo, Mark, 319, 324–25

  Poland, 8–9, 108

  Powell, Colin, 45

  Prague Spring, 9

  preventive maintenance (PM) forms, 87–88

  Puerto Rico, Navarro’s assignment in, 6, 33, 52, 172, 213, 222

  Puzzle Palace, The (Bamford), 103

  Ramsay, Dorothy, 12

  ABC News producer and, 109, 113, 144

  Navarro’s relationship with, 109–10, 113, 118, 221, 268, 323, 326

  Ramsay’s arrest and, 311–12, 313

  Ramsay’s detention hearing and, 319–20

  Ramsay’s interviews and, 19–20, 26, 43, 60–61, 76, 80

  Ramsay’s relationship with, 15, 20, 43, 44–45, 62, 71, 109–10, 125, 143, 189, 192, 208

  Ramsay’s surveillance and, 119

  reaction to Ramsay’s interviews by, 60, 61, 80, 89, 90, 104

  search of house and vehicle of, 305

  Ramsay, Rod, 3

  ABC News interest in, 103, 109, 110, 113, 119, 143–44, 148, 157–58, 193, 194, 208–9

  army discharge for cause of, 18, 142–43, 208

  cab-driving job of, 109, 110, 118, 120, 187, 204, 208, 209, 226–27, 235

  games played by, 73–74, 229–30

  girlfriend problems of, 63–64, 111, 120, 194, 209, 187–88, 207–8, 209

  gun ownership by, 17–18, 42

  intelligence and smartness of, 16, 45, 74–75, 91, 239–40

  marijuana and drug use by, 18, 25, 39, 45, 66, 110, 142, 166, 208, 210

  military knowledge and interest in history of, 22–23, 45, 74–75, 140–41

  mother on military career of, 109–10

  New York Times report on Conrad and, 107

  photographic memory of, 140, 245, 254, 267, 280–81

  sexual health problems of, 199–205, 219

  surveillance of, 108–9, 118–20, 155, 175, 187, 194, 200, 241, 246, 280, 281, 291, 296–97, 306, 309, 311, 312

  Ramsay, Stewart, 44, 109

  Ramsay interviews

  Army documentation work in Germany discussed in, 18, 22–24, 44, 45–46, 93–95, 96–97, 137–40, 142–43, 162–63, 225–26

  background document for, 10

  black market deals discussed in, 47, 63, 64–65

  computer chip deals discussed in, 143–48, 154, 155, 189–90

  Conrad’s activities discussed in, 18–19, 25–26, 27, 44, 46–48, 70–74, 93–99, 138–40, 143–48, 149, 158–75, 190–91, 229–34

  Conrad’s arrest discussed in, 61

  Conrad’s secret apartment discussed in, 235, 237–38, 239–41, 242, 256

  countryside terrain walks with Conrad discussed in, 25, 95, 163–64, 166

  cryptography discussed in, 255–56

  document theft and sales with Conrad discussed in, 165–74, 177–79, 180, 190–91, 231–35, 245, 260–61, 267

  Emergency Action Center (EAC) controls discussed in, 250, 252–54, 256, 257, 258, 260–61, 275, 276, 289

  Eways’s questions in, 60, 61–62

  face time needed in, 20

  FBIHQ’s order to stop, 80, 81, 101

  FD-302 forms used to document, 53–54, 70, 79, 108, 124, 197–98, 219–20, 257

  first round in Ramsay’s home with Navarro and Eways, 10–20

  food and drink used in, 24–25, 60, 70, 93, 122, 136–
37, 146, 156, 186, 187, 188, 190, 207, 227, 228, 242, 247

  hotel room and furniture arrangements in, 132–34, 137, 148–49, 157

  hypotheticals used in, 98, 144–46, 148, 149–50, 151, 164, 165, 179–80, 181, 182, 184–85, 189–90

  Langford’s participation in, 238–40

  language used in, 153–54

  Miranda warnings during, 182, 184, 185, 188, 191–93, 198, 289

  name-identification exercise used in, 258–60, 261

  Navarro-Moody meetings for, 135–50, 151–75, 187–93, 238, 239, 247–54, 257–58

  Navarro’s approaches in, 62, 66–67, 94, 98–99, 124–26, 131–35, 153–55, 188–89, 219, 228–29

  Navarro’s resumption of, 111, 120–22

  Navarro’s role as therapist and confessor in, 210–11, 220–21, 230–31, 234–35, 251, 312–13, 325

  Navarro’s solo meetings with Ramsay in, 207–11, 226–35, 240–41, 254–56, 258–60

  Navarro’s testimony about, at Conrad trial, 286–90

  Navarro’s tone in, 24, 49

  Navarro-Tremaine meetings for, 43–49, 60–67, 69, 70–76, 79, 86, 93–101

  paper note from Conrad discussed in, 27, 47–48, 49, 50, 165

  Pershing II missile security controls discussed in, 247–54, 255, 257–58

  Pickett Hotel setting with Navarro and Eways for, 20–27

  Ramsay family discussed during, 44–45

  Ramsay’s concern about possible arrest shared in, 193–94

  Ramsay’s discussion of personal problems and Navarro’s help during, 207–11

  Ramsay’s drug use discussed in, 25, 45, 142–43

  Ramsay’s jittery automatic reactions to questions in, 16, 18–19, 24, 26, 34, 36, 41, 47, 50, 165

  Ramsay’s mind games in, 16, 24, 46, 99, 187, 209–10

  Ramsay’s narcissism as ladies’ man and, 20–21, 63–64, 251

  Ramsay’s phone calls about, 42–43, 59–60

  Ramsay’s preference for female interviewers in, 100–101, 117, 121–22, 125, 136–37, 238, 239, 251, 304–5

  Ramsay’s reasons for revealing secrets in, 324–25

  timing of, 49–50

  Tremaine’s approaches in, 44, 45, 60, 64, 93, 100–101, 117

  Washington Field Office’s assistance in, 58–59, 70

  year-long hiatus in, 103, 111, 183

  Ramsay investigation

  ABC News report’s interference in, 112–13

  appeal for Hein’s assistance in, 81–85

  arrest affidavit in, 210, 307, 308, 310–11

  arrest of Ramsay in, 308–15

  charging complaint in, 305–7

  confession about G-3 document theft and sales in, 165–74, 175–76, 177–79, 180

  Conrad’s payments to Ramsay and, 112–13

  Conrad’s plans for Ramsay’s promotion and, 230, 251

 

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