TIL that when building the SR-71, Lockheed Martin could not get titanium of the proper quality and quantity through their normal suppliers. The CIA solved this issue by setting up dummy companies and buying the needed titanium from the world's largest producer of titanium, the Soviet Union.

TIL that when building the SR-71, Lockheed Martin could not get titanium of the proper quality and quantity through their normal suppliers. The CIA solved this issue by setting up dummy companies and buying the needed titanium from the world's largest producer of titanium, the Soviet Union.

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