yes, Theremin invented it, but the patent and production is from American firms. and cmon, if you're bugging a high profile country diplomat, you don't make a bugging device with a freaking opening mechanism!
if that were indeed from Russians, it would have been at least glued shut and not have a hinge.
lmfao i'm pretty sure the image you're looking at is a reproduction of the original for display in a museum and am a bit surprised that i need to have this conversation, but here we are
