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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Maryland couple tried to sell nuclear submarine secrets to Brazil, report says

AP

A former US naval engineer and his wife pleaded guilty to selling closely guarded nuclear submarine plans with a person they believed represented a foreign government, but federal prosecutors and court proceedings have shielded the name of that country over the last two years.

According to The New York Times, Jonathan and Diana Toebbe agreed to approach a country that sought such designs but did not pose a threat to the US: Brazil.

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