Did You Know? Laser Engraving Secrets

In the 1980’s the CIA used a laser engraver to send messages to assets around the world. Otherwise invisible to the naked eye, the laser engraver was able to burn a micro message into the cover of a February 1983 issue of National Geographic. A communications plan sent to a recruited Soviet Colonel (Vladimir Mikhailovich Visilyev) was legible using a 30x magnifier. As a popular choice of reading material the magazine did not draw unwanted attention, and unless one knew the exact where and how to look at it, the engraved message would go unnoticed. This may allow one’s mind to imagine the endless possibilities of concealment into today’s world of endless advertisements, information sources, media, and entertainment. Example: With the understanding that the foreign government is tracking all online (and offline) activity an overseas asset could visit the ESPN APP to “check scores” at a specific time on a daily basis (Right after work while having a beverage would seem normal). Within a one minute gap a specific AD with a message only decipherable by the asset would be displayed, communicated, and received.

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