5 November 2019 — National Security Archive
Category: National Security Archive
1979 Iran Hostage Crisis Recalled
4 November 2019 — National Security Archive
Tehran Embassy Takeover Launched 444-Day Saga with Long-Standing Implications for Iran, United States, and Global Politics
Documents Show Brzezinski Proposed Considering Replacement of Khomeini or Even Direct Intervention, but Carter Declined
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 689
Nuclear Weapons and Turkey Since 1959
30 October 2019 — National Security Archive
Members of Congress Worried in 1960 That Leaders of a Coup “Might Seize Control” of Weapons
Other U.S. Officials Feared Risks of Accidental War or Overreaction to Local Crises
During Mid-1960s Turkish Officials Were Interested in Producing an “Atomic Bomb”
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 688
The Vela Flash: Forty Years Ago
22 September 2019 — National Security Archive
Controversy Hovers over Possible Nuclear Signal Detected in South Atlantic in 1979; Israeli or South African Origin Suspected by Some Experts – and President Carter
CIA Saw “Probability of a Nuclear Test as 90% Plus,” According to Newly Posted Document
Additional Evidence Casts Doubts on White House Science Advisers’ Dismissal of Possibility of a Nuclear Test
National Security Archive Joins Media Groups Versus Unlimited Gag Orders
3 May 2019 — National Security Archive
Amicus Brief Argues for Court Review, Time Limits on Secrecy of National Security Letters
Washington D.C., May 3, 2019 – The National Security Archive, along with 15 other media organizations, filed a “friend of the court” brief on April 29 challenging the FBI’s authority to issue national security letters (NSLs) without any judicial oversight and under indefinite gag orders. The letters demand business records from a wide array of organizations for national security investigations, and their accompanying gag orders prohibit the recipient from speaking with anyone about the NSL, often permanently.
Preparing for Computer Network Operations: USCYBERCOM Documents Trace Path to Operational Cyber Force
3 May 2019 — National Security Archive
Evolution of Cyber Mission Force and Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber portrayed in annual orders to build the force
- Declassified documents give insight into USCYBERCOM Mission Essential Tasks and Operational Processes
- Briefing slide reveals impact of 2013 government shutdown on USCYBERCOM training and development
- US Military Cyberspace Tasking Cycle adapted from air operations; cyber operations adhere to joint targeting doctrine
- OIG Report suggests development process outpaced strategic planning
JFK vs. Israel’s Bomb 1963
2 May 2019 — National Security Archive
U.S. Intelligence: Dimona Plutonium = “One or Two Weapons Per Year”
Secret Clash Between Kennedy and Two Israeli Prime Ministers
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 671
Redactions: The Declassified File
18 April 2019 — National Security Archive
Mueller Report Censorship Raises Question: What’s the Government Hiding?
Documents Show It’s an Art Not a Science – Vast Over-classification
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 670
NSA: Iran’s 1979 Revolution Revisited: Failures (and a Few Successes) of U.S. Intelligence and Diplomatic Reporting
12 February 2019 — National Security Archive
Review of Documents Suggests Despite Big Gaps Substantial Information Was Available to Policymakers
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 660
What the CIA Tells Congress (Or Doesn’t) about Covert Operations:The Barr/Cheney/Bush Turning Point for CIA Notifications to the Senate
7 February 2019 — National Security Archive
William P. Barr Defended Expanded Presidential Authority and Limiting Notification of Congress about Certain Covert Operations during Iran-Contra Affair
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 659
A New Phase in the Great Game: U.S., Soviets, India, Pakistan vied to shape a new Afghanistan in late 1980s
1 February 2019 — National Security Archive
U.S. Ambassadors Dean and Raphel warned Washington unconditional support to Pakistan and fundamentalist factions of mujahedin was destabilizing the region
Reagan administration supported India’s active role in connection with Soviet withdrawal, but changed position when Delhi tried to keep extreme fundamentalists from coming to power
Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program was major Indian concern in connection with U.S. aid to Islamabad; New Delhi and Washington consulted closely on arms control, cables show
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NSA: Cybersecurity: When Hackers Went to the Hill — Revisiting the L0pht Hearings of 1998
9 January 2019 — National Security Archive
Landmark Senate Hearings Exposed Risks and Threats That Are Still Being Confronted
Declassified Records Offer Roadmap to Often Incomplete U.S. Government and Industry Response
