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Former KGB official surprised by spy arrests

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Matt Frei speaks with former KGB general Oleg Kalugin about the recent arrests of 10 alleged Russian 'agents' in the US.

Kalugin, who was a longtime head of KGB operations in the US before becoming a critic of the agency and being stripped of his rank, said the KGB used to view covers working under false identities as too risky and too expensive.

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