CIA defector intelligence shaped US Iran nuclear strategy
4 days ago · The intelligence gathered from Iranian nuclear scientists who defected to the United States contributed to three of the most consequential American actions against Iran's weapons program: the …
He Helped Stop Iran from Getting the Bomb - The New Yorker
Mar 27, 2026 · David D. Kirkpatrick tells the unknown story of a former C.I.A. officer who recruited scientists as part of the United States’ effort to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program.
America's CIA Recruited Iran's Nuclear Scientists - By ...
2 days ago · A former U.S. spy spoke to The New Yorker about years of clandestine work for the C.I.A. — which, he said, had 'prevented Iran from getting a nuke'.[Kevin] Chalker told me that, as he …
America's CIA Recruited Iran's Nuclear Scientists - By ...
2 days ago · America's CIA Recruited Iran's Nuclear Scientists - By Threatening To Kill Them (newyorker.com) 91 Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday April 04, 2026 @06:34PM from the war …
An Astounding Tale of CIA Ops Against Iran - by Jeff Stein
5 days ago · The idea came to mind about two-thirds the way through reporter David D. Kirkpatrick’s compelling deep dive into the tumultuous life, career, and travails of one Kevin Chalker, a former CIA …
CIA officer says he stopped Iran from getting the nuclear bomb
4 days ago · He insisted that he had helped obtain pivotal information that laid the groundwork for more than a decade of American efforts to disrupt the Iranian nuclear-weapons program, from the Stuxnet …
Marius Comper - Kevin Chalker, a former CIA clandestine ...
Mar 30, 2026 · Three-quarters of the scientists he approached ultimately agreed to cooperate. Chalker joined the CIA in 2003 as part of the first training class recruited after 9/11, and was assigned — to …