Hidden in Plain Sight: Real Bond-Like Spy Gadgets

The British ploy with the fake rock is hardly a new idea. Back in the early 1970s, the U.S. tried a similar trick in Moscow with a tree stump. In this case, the equipment hidden in the fake stump was designed to intercept Russian communications coming from a nearby Russian air base. But like the British "spy rock," the "spy stump" was uncovered by the ever-vigilant Russian security service. (International Spy Museum)