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Vince Houghton
@intelhistorian.bsky.social
Fmr Dir Nat. Cryptologic Museum, NSA. Formerly IntlSpyMuseum; Miami native living in DMV; Author - Nuking the Moon, The Nuclear Spies, and Covert City; has “Grave Lack of Discretionary Judgment”-The Catholic Church; lesser half to @jordanspeak.bsky.social
Hooolllllllddd on. Saw you all during the Green tour. You used a cheat sheet!
August 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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By the way, if anyone on here applies or is seriously considering doing so, they can DM me and I'm happy to discuss it. I'm doing some contract history work there now, as it happens.
May 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Pretty cool opportunity at the International Spy Museum. These don’t come around very often…
Historian & Curator
Job Opportunity: The International Spy Museum is searching for a Historian & Curator to join our Exhibitions and Collections team. Our new museum is located at L’Enfant Plaza.
www.spymuseum.org
May 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
One down…
May 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM
A very cool (and free) program at the International Spy Museum next Friday. There’s also a virtual option for those not in the area.

www.spymuseum.org/calendar/eni...
Enigma Traitors
Everyone knows the story of Enigma and secret codebreaking in the Second World War: the triumph of Bletchley Park over world-class cipher technology. Except that excellence in codebreaking was nearly ...
www.spymuseum.org
April 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I can’t decide if I should be the next Pope or the next Secretary of Defense.
April 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Well….fuck
April 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Well, shit
February 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I’m just Vince
February 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Awesome time at the International Spy Museum last night for Spy Fest! In addition to engaging with several hundred attendees, I got a chance to play with a real Enigma machine (thanks to the National Cryptologic Museum and @intelhistorian.bsky.social for sharing it)
February 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Yup
December 24, 2024 at 7:24 PM
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We brought home a kitten for Christmas! 🎄Meet Cosette (Cosy for short)! 😻
December 24, 2024 at 3:30 PM
I suck at self-promotion, but since it’s the gift-giving season…I’ve written three books. People outside my family have enjoyed them.

Nuking the Moon (quirky history!)
The Nuclear Spies (more serious, but spooks, nukes, and Nazis)
Covert City (the city built by spies)

Available in stores/online
December 10, 2024 at 2:41 AM
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New Fissionary out today, and we talk to Time For Better’s Charly Frisk about the importance of reframing climate conversations thru a hopeful lens. In fact, you may have seen her team at well-known #climate events 👀 👇 www.nei.org/news/2024/fi...
Optimism in the Time of Climate Change
Mary and Jordan chat with Charly Frisk, Director of Climate Action at Time for Better, about her mission to reshape the climate conversation.
www.nei.org
November 21, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Yesssssss
November 15, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Always a fun day when the galleys arrive…
September 20, 2023 at 7:56 PM
I’ve been trying for a decade (at least) to convince the publishing powers that be to let me write the Pash biography. Maybe now it’s time to try again? Who anyone read it??
July 31, 2023 at 6:43 PM
I’m new on here, but at some point I’ll have something interesting to say. Hopefully
July 8, 2023 at 6:53 PM