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When Walker would be transferred away from assignments where his handlers required information, he recruited friends and members of his own family to join in his spying activity. The resulting Walker Spy Ring continued to vector important intelligence to the Soviets even after John Walker's retirement from the Navy in 1975.

Walker's activities went completely unknown to US authorities, despite his living a relatively extravagant lifestyle off of his spying proceeds. As a cover activity he joined right-wing political organizations such as the John Birch Society and the Ku Klux Klan. It is estimated that Walker earned more than $1 million from more than two decades of spying.

In May 1985, Walker and his accomplices were arrested after an investigation prompted by his being reported to the FBI by his wife. They were tried and most received multiple life terms. His son, Michael Walker, who had a relatively minor role in the ring and turned state's evidence, was released in February, 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri.

1 See also:

• KL-7The TSEC/KL-7 code named ADONIS was a rotor machine encryption system introduced in the 1950s by the U. National Security Agency. It had eight rotors, seven of which moved in a complex pattern. The non-moving rotor was in the middle of the stack. It repla
• KW-37The KW-37, code named JASON was an encryption system developed In the 1950s by the U. National Security Agency to protect fleet broadcasts of the U. Naval doctrine calls for warships at sea to maintain radio silence to the maximum extent possible to preve

2 External link

• Family of Spies: The John Walker Jr. Case