It took some tricky, secret work, but the CIA pulled it off several times. Key point: A satellite, tank, and fighter jets were among the systems examined or even stolen by America's spies. It was an impressive bit of Cold War competition. Sometimes the Cold War seemed like one big treasure hunt. When one side came out with a new weapon, the other side made every effort to get their hands on a copy to analyze, reverse-engineer or give it to guerrillas fighting the opposition. The United States termed this Foreign Military Exploitation (FME). A collection of documents compiled by the nonprofit National Security Archive shows just how extensive America's campaign was to obtain the latest Russian gear.