Episode
Frontline: Top Secret America
Overview
A report from the Washington Post on US government intelligence spending
Details
- Series
- Frontline
- Season
- Season 29
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2011-09-06
Episode context
Top Secret America is Episode 18 in Season 29 of Frontline. It aired on 2011-09-06.
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