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During the Cold War, the USA constructed a new embassy in Moscow, aware that it would be bugged. However, they underestimated their ability to remove the bugs, and the upper floors had to be taken apart and reconstructed. The embassy was eventually opened in 2000.

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During the Cold War, the USA constructed a new embassy in Moscow, aware that it would be bugged. However, they underestimated their ability to remove the bugs, and the upper floors had to be taken apart and reconstructed. The embassy was eventually opened in 2000.

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