Project Azorian: The CIA's Impossible Mission to Steal a Soviet Submarine from the Ocean Floor

In the summer of 1974, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the CIA attempted one of the most audacious and technically insane covert operations in history: to secretly raise a sunken Soviet ballistic missile submarine from a depth of 16,000 feet, right under the watch of the Soviet navy. We detail the cloak-and-dagger engineering marvel known as the *Glomar Explorer*, a ship built under the public guise of deep-sea mining. This episode follows the minds at Howard Hughes' company and the CIA who conceived of a giant mechanical claw to pluck the sub from the abyss, all while maintaining a cover story so elaborate it fooled the world. You'll experience the high-stakes tension of Cold War espionage at its most extreme, where a single slip could trigger an international incident. The mission's partial success and ultimate compromise reveal the razor's edge between brilliant intelligence coup and catastrophic failure. Sometimes, the deepest secrets are buried under miles of saltwater. #ProjectAzorian #CIA #ColdWarEspionage #K129Submarine #GlomarExplorer #HowardHughes #1970s Hosted by Ibnul Jaif Farabi. Produced by Light Knot Studios (lightknotstudios.com).