Background Kosmos 954 (Russian: Космос 954) was a reconnaissance satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1977. A malfunction prevented safe separation of its onboard nuclear reactor; when the satellite reentered the Earth’s atmosphere ...
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FBI Files: Journalists and their Periodicals
Journalists and their periodicals have long been watched by the FBI. Here are a list of prominent journalists and different publications that have their own file folder within the FBI. Declassified Journalist FBI Files Anderson, Jack – ...
FBI & Secret Service Files: Aaron Swartz
Background For some background on the case, Wikipedia explains: Aaron Hillel Swartz (November 8, 1986 – January 11, 2013) was an American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet Hacktivist. Swartz was involved in the ...
CIA MKULTRA Collection
What is MKULTRA? Wikipedia explains MKULTRA as the following: Project MKUltra—sometimes referred to as the CIA’s mind control program—was the code name given to an illegal program of experiments on human subjects, designed and undertaken ...
Operation Alert “Civil Defense Drill” – Federal Civil Defense Agency
Background Special thanks to PBS for offering this descriptive note on Operation Alert. I use it here, with full credit to them, in order to properly explain the project. This is from their American Experience program, and offers a detailed ...
