How the CIA turned sex dolls into secret agents

At the time, he had to figure out how American spies in Moscow could evade their KGB counterparts before meeting with undercover agents whose identities were to remain unknown. One of the operations in Moscow was in jeopardy and a work plan had to be drawn up urgently.

In most cases, at that time, the practice was for two undercover agents to get in a car together and one, usually in a turn, would open the door and jump out of the car. But those who follow them, see that one of them, is missing in the passenger seat and the chances are to track down the fugitive and the person he would meet.

Thus, in order to have the best possible coverage of CIA agents, a more efficient way had to be found so that he would not be detected.

Robert Wallace, a former director of CIA technical support, and Keith Melton, a CIA adviser, were the first to talk about the use of sex dolls in the 2008 book Spycraft, but the origins of the scam are only now fully discovered.

Mackintosh admitted to creating the “Jack” (doll) after getting the idea from two specialized costume designers, Les Smith and John Chambers. Their idea to use sex dolls instead of undercover agents was a great thing, but Mackintosh had to find a way for the dolls to work in practice and not just in theory.

According to him, dolls from a distance can look like people, especially with a suitable wig.

But the biggest challenge was to discover a way for the dolls to be instantly magnified by one touch. After many attempts, “Jack” finally came out on the field in Russia, in December 1982.

He was immediately sent to the front line, in one of the most important Cold War espionage operations.

At the center of this operation was Adolf Tolkachev, known as CKSPHERE. From 1979 to 1985, when he was handed over by Aldrich Ames to the CIA, Tolkachev stole thousands of technical documents that saved the Pentagon from spending billions of dollars on research and development of new technologies.

But for several months in 1982, the CIA lost contact with its informant. Some meetings seemed too dangerous to take place and were asked to be postponed, US agents in Moscow had to meet with him urgently to make sure he was okay and to hand him a mini-film with stolen documents.

At this point, “Jack” had to be included. And luckily everything worked perfectly.

With the development of technology today, unfortunately, many of the old tricks are completely unnecessary. Eventually, the CIA got rid of many of the dolls, costumes and camouflage it used over the years, and Mackintosh, who now lives in New Zealand, said he tried to persuade bosses to at least donate Jack’s clothes. persons in need.

But the bosses, according to him, have rejected such a proposal. They prefer to forget about “Jack” and burn the costumes in a separate oven, with all the dolls and other rags.

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