It is known that Segal was in close contact with Russian KGB officers and Mitrokhin mentioned him as a central asset of the operation.Johanna Lutterroth: Aids-Verschwörung. Das Propaganda-Virus des KGB. Spiegel Geschichte, 2012-06-26 (German) It is not entirely clear whether Segal pursued the hypothesis independently on his own accord or whether he was simply following orders. Segal himself always denied the latter and kept pursuing the hypothesis even after the operation had been canceled and the Cold War had ended.
It is known that Segal was in close contact with Russian KGB officers and Mitrokhin mentioned him as a central asset of the operationJohanna Lutterroth Aids-Verschwörung Das Propaganda-Virus des KGB Spiegel Geschichte 2012-06-26 (German) It is not entirely clear whether Segal pursued the hypothesis independently on his own accord or whether he was simply following orders Segal himself always denied the latter and kept pursuing the hypothesis even after the operation had been canceled and the Cold War had ended