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The Rainbow Warrior Bombing: When a Covert Mission Became an Act of State Violence
Covert Operations and National Security · 3 ноября 2026 г. · 4 мин
On July 10, 1985, French intelligence agents sank the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour, killing photographer Fernando Pereira. This episode reconstructs the operation, examining its strategic objectives, operational planning, and the decision to use explosives against a civilian vessel. It considers how a mission intended to protect French nuclear testing interests instead created a diplomatic crisis. The operation illustrates the consequences of employing clandestine military-style tactics against nonviolent political opposition.