Background The 1953 Iranian coup d’état, known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup d’état was the overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favour of strengthening the monarchical rule of the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 19 August 1953. It was orchestrated by the United States (under the name TPAJAX Project or “Operation Ajax”) and the United Kingdom (under the name “Operation Boot”). The clergy also played a considerable role. Below, you will find the CIA FOIA records released on the topic. Document Archive Operation Ajax – 1953 Iranian coup d’état [275 Pages, 84.9MB] …
Author: John Greenewald
Background This Final Report summarizes the biological effects research conducted by Veridian Engineering personnel under contract F41624-96-C-9009 in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Radio Frequency Radiation Branch from April 1997 to April 2002. Biological effects research and consultation were provided in five major areas Active Denial System also known as Vehicle Mounted Active Denial System, radio frequency radiation RFR health and safety, non-lethal weapon biological effects research, the newly formed Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Human Effects Center of Excellence, and Biotechnology. The report is organized by research efforts within the major research areas, providing title, objective, a brief description,…
Background This is part of the document’s introduction, one of the few pieces actually released: Document Archive Chemical Warfare Capability of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Libya – July 1985 [9 Pages, 0.8MB]
Background The enclosed report is a compilation of data available in the field within approximately 10 days of the Starfish Prime event, together with an introduction to the objectives of Starfish Prime and some tentative conclusions about the data obtained. As such, the reader is cautioned that all data are tentative and in most cases obtained by “quick look” techniques: in particular all numbers quoted are subject to later correction. Document Archive A ‘Quick Look’ at the Technical Results of Starfish Prime, August 1962 [112 Pages, 3MB]
The following is a collection archived here at The Black Vault, in collaboration with another researcher who for now, will remain anonymous. The Black Vault has digitally preserved online his MANY years worth of work collecting this historical collection. It is now available in its entirety below. Here is a breakdown of what you will find in this collection, as written by the researcher: 1) My AFHRA microfilm roll collection. Please note some of my files are broken up into several “parts”. This because I received a paper copy and scanned it, but my scanner only can scan a limited…