"Operation Gladio" refers to a clandestine network of "stay-behind" military units established by the CIA across Europe during the Cold War, with allegations suggesting that the mafia provided significant funding to these forces, essentially acting as a "mob-financed" secret army to combat communist influence through covert operations, including potential acts of terrorism, if necessary.

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University of Bristol

‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries developed
Duration: 00:04:45

Nov 28, 2016
New technology has been developed that uses nuclear waste to generate electricity in a nuclear-powered battery. A team of physicists and chemists from the University of Bristol have grown a man-made diamond that, when placed in a radioactive field, is able to generate a small electrical current. The development could solve some of the problems of nuclear waste, clean electricity generation and battery life.

Nightwatch N8

Operation Gladio The Ring Masters Cold War - BBC Timewatch (1/3) 1992
Duration: 00:47:06

Nightwatch N8

Operation Gladio Documentary The Puppeteers Cold War - BBC Timewatch (2/3) 1992
Duration: 00:49:29

Nightwatch N8

Operation Gladio The Foot Soldiers Cold War - BBC Timewatch (3/3) 1992
Duration: 00:48:24