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Admiral Jeremiah Denton Blinks Morse Code Warning as P.O.W.

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What it is

A short 1966 propaganda interview clip in which Jeremiah Denton, a US prisoner of war in Vietnam, blinks the word TORTURE in Morse code. Naval Intelligence later decoded the message.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as the classic real-world use of Morse code to smuggle out a message under duress.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “One the most interesting uses of morse code was a Vietnam POW blinking the word "torture" during an interview.”

    Interview where a POW blinked torture in Morse.

    alexpotato, 2023-06 · Recommendation · in “Tapping Morse Code on a Wall – MRA”

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Topics: morse code, jeremiah denton, vietnam war, prisoner of war, covert signaling

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