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Why did Petrov defect?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Vladimir Petrov was the Third Secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Canberra, capital of Australia, during the period of the Cold War. Petrov's defection occurred after he requested political asylum in Australia in exchange for providing evidence and details of Soviet espionage. Basically, he was a spy.

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14y ago

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