Walker spy case (military base security tightening)

Mid-1980s espionage case that ended easy civilian access to US military bases.

Actually, most military base security is not all that tight. It certainly wasn't when I was a kid growing up. I lived in Virginia Beach, and most of my friends lived on military bases. You want to get on the base? You drive on. I used to deliver mail at a military base — it was just as easy getting there as anywhere else in town. But then there was the Walker spy case in the mid '80s. That changed things a little bit.