Despite the CIA’s best efforts during the Cold War, using cats as spies became, unsurprisingly, a disaster. Herding cats for national securityThe 1960s were a wild time for the CIA. When they weren’t dosing each other with acid or trying to use exploding cigars to kill Fidel Castro, the Agency’s staff were exploring other novel approaches to espionage, like Project Acoustic Kitty. Anyone reading about this project could sympathize with cats not caring in the least about our highly specialized needs. So I would try to make sure the cat was hungry.”What’s the best way to train a cat?